With Mother’s Day just around the corner, these ethical and sustainable products from Sourced By Oxfam may be of interest for any gift guides (stocked in Oxfam stores and online).
Everything from the Sourced by Oxfam collection donates money to Oxfam, while supporting the livelihoods of artisans from across the globe.
All products have been carefully selected by a team of buyers who search the world for suppliers who put people before profit, and produce quality products with the emphasis on small-scale production and responsibly sourced materials.
Handmade Recycled Sari Yoga Mat Bag
£19.99 from Sourced by Oxfam
Handmade by artisans using recycled pink saris, each yoga mat bag is beautifully unique. Perfect for holding any standard yoga mat.
Bharat Kumar produces this beautiful bag using recycled saris with his wife Veena. He works for producer group Aspiration, in Delhi, who assist all their artisans financially by giving them long term interest free personal loans for their development, raw materials and education.
£31 from Sourced by Oxfam
A fabulous gift for the budding mixologist or any fan of gin who has always want to make their own signature tipple. This tin contains 7 spiced that will help jazz up your cocktail cabinet. Plus a recipe booklet which will explain how to use the botanicals to either create stunning garnishes, craft tasty infusions, or, for the more adventurous, make your own gin.
Everything you need to get you started on your mixology journey. Each tin contains 7 beautifully fragrant botanicals in a storage tin with 7 spice pots with individual spoons. Ingredients: Juniper berries, cardamom pods, coriander seeds, rose petals, pink peppercorns, citrus peel, star anise.
£14.99 from Sourced by Oxfam
This Necklace is handmade from brass sheet and planished using a specialist hammer to give it texture. The charm hangs on a silver-plated chain.
This ethical jewellery is handmade by the women in the Flowering Desert Project in Tamil Nadu, India. The training and fairly paid employment opportunities at Flowering Desert offer a way for the women to increase their skills and future work possibilities, often bringing them a status in their society for the first time.
£9.99 from Sourced by Oxfam
This beautiful trinket box is handmade by Asha Handicrafts, an Alternative Trading Organisation which helps to spread the word of Fair Trading in India and abroad. As a not-for-profit making body, Asha Handicrafts endeavours to ensure that the benefits of handicraft production reach the craftspeople themselves.
Rainbow Pom Pom Seagrass Basket
£19.99 from Sourced by Oxfam
A seagrass basket with a pop of colour. Made in Vietnam by talented women with traditional techniques.
All funds raised from the purchase of our limited edition Sourced by Oxfam rainbow collection products will be used to support Oxfam’s response to the current pandemic worldwide.
£29.99 from Sourced by Oxfam
Made from 100% cotton with a beautiful pattern, you’ll want to take this away with you! Each bag is brightly coloured and unique.
This bag was made by Aspiration, a Fair Trade group based in Delhi. Aspiration aims to improve the welfare of artisans and organise groups of semi-skilled and skilled artisans and help bring them up from poverty to being able to stand on their own.
£14.99 from Sourced by Oxfam
This vibrant birdhouse is hand painted by talented women in Bangladesh, making each one unique. It features a hanging loop and a coconut shell roof to help keep its new residents dry and cosy.
Handmade by artisans from the Prokritee Fair Trade group. Prokritee’s mission is to develop the social and economic capacity of poor, rural, disadvantaged women in Bangladesh by creating productive employment opportunities and sustainable linkages to world market.
£8.99 from Sourced by Oxfam
These beautiful bags are made from recycled plastic bags. Waterproof and chic, they’re the perfect beach or shopping bag.
This product fights poverty. Delivering clean water in emergencies. Helping communities build better, fairer lives for themselves. Empowering women every day. All profits from this product help end poverty worldwide.
£14.99 from Sourced by Oxfam
A sturdy seagrass basket, perfect for your storage needs. The neutral details make this the perfect accessory for any room. Can be folded down into a bowl shape, used as a bag or even as a plant pot holder.
Mai Handicrafts aims to find work for neglected families by selling Vietnamese Handicraft products to local and export markets, to customers. Mai is an income generating and educational project for disadvantaged families and their members, particularly women and children.
