The Commoner’s Catalog
The Commoner's Catalog for Changemaking By Cameron Conner One of my earliest childhood memories is being carried on my mother's hip through the streets of Kathmandu, walking
Sometimes it’s Just Destiny
Sometimes it's Just Destiny Sometimes things are just meant to be. It’s more than coincidence, it’s more like destiny. That’s what happened in Sertung, Nepal in 2015.
The Women behind our Handmade Paper from Nepal
The Women behind our Fair Trade Paper By Denise Attwood September 2021 Sometimes things just don’t work out, even in Fair Trade. So we can either pivot and
I love Fair Trade Now, More than Ever
I Love Fair Trade Now, More than Ever By Denise Attwood September 17, 2021 I love Fair Trade now more than ever. I feel so wrapped in
Distributing Reusable Menstrual Pad Kits to Nepal’s Remote Regions
August 24, 2021 Distributing Reusable Menstrual Pad Kits to Nepal’s Remote Regions by Kesang Yudron Written for Conscious Connections Foundation From left to right: Samjhana Lhomi, Somi Lhomi,
Covid in Nepal
What a difference two months can make. In early April we were celebrating that CCF’s Nepal team had reached over 3500 women and girls in Nepal giving them
Weaving a New World
Finding the Golden Threads By Denise Attwood Co-Owner of Ganesh Himal Trading Weavings are my passion. So much so that I have no more room
International Women’s Day, Ganesh Himal Trading, and Fair Trade
Interview with Denise Attwood, Co-owner of Ganesh Himal Trading by Meredith Pietzman Fair Trade Winds What inspired you to start Ganesh Himal Trading
Riding the Rapids into the New Year
In the early 2000’s I unintentionally swam the China Rapids of the Salmon River in Idaho.When I tell that to the people who know the River they gasp and
Ganesh Himal Trading Interview with Tekia Thompson
Ganesh Himal had the chance to interview Tekia Thompson who is the assistant manager at Ten Thousand Villages in Overland Park, Kansas. She is also the host of
CCF Helps the Association of Craft Producers Survive COVID
CCF Helps Artisan Group (ACP) Survive COVID Recently I was contacted by my dear friend, Meera Bhatterai, director of the Association for Craft Producers (ACP), regarding a truly
Update on Nepal
 New Shipment, Masks & More Uncharted territory is all we can say! Even the 2015 earthquakes didn’t fully prepare us for this Covid scenario. But we are forging
Wholesale Partner Spotlight: Global Mamas
Fair Trade Partners Spotlight Series Ganesh Himal Trading believes that if we want the world of trade to change we can't do it
Our One Degree Shift
A friend once told me a story about the illusion of change. She said we all think it takes huge shifts to make big change, but imagine this, what