Non-Profit Organizations (NGOs)

Non-profit member organizations of Chicago Fair Trade, advancing fair trade principles in the Chicago metro area.

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1	AFSC Chicago Palestinian Olive Oil Project Ziyarat az Zeitoun (Arabic for Visiting the Olives) program and Palestinian olive oil marketed through Zatoun and Holy Land Olive Oil. "the olive branches are international symbols of peace and tranquility, needed now more than ever in this devastated part of the world." Ziyarat az Zeitoun (Arabic for Visiting the Olives) is an educational and advocacy project organized by the American Friends Service Committee that highlights Palestinian culture and current political realities on the ground in the West Bank and Gaza Strip through focusing on the Palestinian olive harvest.	350
2	Amnesty Internationa USA Amnesty International USA is part of a worldwide global movement of more than 2.2 million members standing up for human rights including fair trade, safe labor and dignity for workers.	333
3	Angelic Organics Learning Center The Latinas Jaboneras Soapmaking project is part of the Angelic Organics Learning Center's farmer training program. The program offers immigrant women a living wage to produce and market organic "Just Milk Soap".	364
4	Center for Cultural Interchange Established in 1985, CCI is a non-profit international exchange organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, academic development and world peace. Based in Chicago, CCI organizes high school exchange, short term group homestay, internship, work and travel, and language study programs in the United States and in over 30 countries. CCI is dedicated to the preservation of, respect for, and health of our global community. This dedication is evident through out “Greenheart Initiative” through which we encourage and provide funding for CCI program participants involved in environmentally friendly projects.	348
5	Concern America Concern America is an international development and refugee aid organization that assists impoverished communities and refugees in developing countries in their efforts to improve their living conditions. Concern America programs emphasize training of community members wherever possible, in order to impart skills and knowledge which remain with the community.	341
6	Cuentos Foundation Cuentos Foundation creates and facilitates artistic projects promoting global and local intercultural exchange and understanding. Our fair trade initiative is primarily to promote and help sustain family collectives in the traditional coppersmithing community of Santa Clara del Cobre in Michoacan, Mexico.	175
7	The Heartland Alliance The Heartland Alliance, 208 S. LaSalle, Suite 1818 Chicago IL, 60604. Enlaces America, one of it's projects is an adviser, facilitator and support center for transnational Latino and Caribbean immigrant organizations committed to building healthy communities both in the United States and in their countries of origin.	347
8	Jobs with Justice JwJ's mission is to improve working people's standard of living, fight for job security, and protect workers' right to organize. JwJ has created a network of local coalitions that connect labor, faith-based, community, and student organizations to work together on workplace and community social justice campaigns. Jobs with Justice coalitions now exist in over 40 cities in 29 states in all regions of the country, made up of both member organizations and thousands of individual activists who sign the Jobs with Justice pledge to be there five times a year for someone else's struggle as well as their own. JwJ creates strategic alliances locally and among organizations nationally to develop a broad base of support. By building a base of diverse constituencies at the local level as well as providing training, coordination, and networking at the national level, Jobs with Justice is re-building the infrastructure that gives communities a sense of their own power. Chicago Jobs with Justice 333. S. Ashland 312-738-6203	414
9	Just Haiti Just Haiti aims at building just relationships between producers and consumers. The organization uses a "fair-trade-plus" approach and a revolving loan fund to help an association of subsistence farmers in Haiti develop their own coffee-export business, and assists them in marketing the coffee in North America. Contact: Kim Lamberty at kim@justhaiti.org	400
10	Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center The mission of Little Black Pearl is to create opportunities for youth and adults to deepen their creative involvement through the arts, cultivate their entrepreneurial skills and use the arts as a means for economic empowerment and community transformation. The Hidden Pearl Cafe offers fair trade coffee, chocolate and gifts.	380
11	Maya Essence Casa Guatemala is a not for profit community based organization that works to empower the Guatemalan and latino community in Chicago and the midwest through media training, youth programs, cultural events, and workshops. They support Guatemalan cooperatives and producers to help market their products in the United States at Fair Trade prices. Casa Guatemala also promotes Fair Trade practices within the community. Maya Essence, its fair trade store is located at 4357 N Lincoln Ave (between Leavitt St & Montrose Ave) Chicago, IL 60618 (773) 661-6952	453
12	Oxfam America Midwest Office Oxfam America is committed to creating lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and social injustice. The Midwest office works to reform agriculture trade policies to help farming communities all over the world achieve a more stable and sustainable existence.	332
13	Trinity Community Development Corporation Trinity Community Development Corporation is a project of Trinity United Church of Christ serving the southside of Chicago.	321