Bishopston Trading Company
It is a fair trade company whose sole aim is to provide employment for the people of K.V.Kuppam with whom we have been working in partnership since 1985.They use Fairtrade certified organic cotton and are members of the World Fair Trade Organisation.In 1978 a group of residents of Bishopston in Bristol twinned their community with the South Indian village of K.V.Kuppam.Their intention was to promote friendship and mutual understanding between two very different parts of the world.The South Indian Rural Development Trust, which supports social development projects in the area.
Carolyn has set up,as a means of providing employment for the village of K.V.Kuppam by utilising the traditional handloom weaving that was one of the major crafts of the area.From small beginnings,when six people were employed in the Tailoring Units in K.V.Kuppam,they have grown to provide employment to almost 200 tailors,cutters,hand-finishers,embroiderers and craft workers.A further 90 people are employed as handloom weavers who produce the beautiful handloom Fairtrade certified organic cotton cloth that is used to make clothes,toys,bags,bedding and much more.
For more information, please visit http://www.bishopstontrading.co.uk
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