Paraguay, Teko Joja Kuña Rembiapope, Asuncion

Teko Joja Kuña Rembiapope and the Cooperative of the Weavers of Ñanduti were established by the Good Shepherd Sisters in Asuncion, Paraguay, to assist poor craftswomen to earn a fair price for their work.

Kenya, Euphrasia Training Centre

The Euphrasia Training Centre for disadvantaged girls and women was founded in Nairobi, Kenya in 1990 in response to the need that became apparent in the course of several meetings and consultations in the area...

Thailand, Fatima Self-Help Centre, Bangkok

Fatima Self Help Centre, which has been in existence since 1979, currently employs about 100 women from the surrounding slum areas. At the beginning of 2006 the old Fatima Centre had to be demolished because of structural problems and a new Centre has been built, opening in 2007.

Philippines, Good Shepherd Drop-In Centre, Cebu

The Good Shepherd Drop-In Centre in Cebu offers support to young women, many of them minors, who have been lured to Cebu City by recruiters offering jobs. Most come from north Mindanao. In Cebu, they are brought directly to brothels. The making of Conference name tags that can also be used as necklaces, is a project that is offering some of the young women a chance to begin freeing themselves from the need to be involved in the sex trade.

Rose Shoulder Bag

This beautiful handbag features a cross stitch design and is made by young hill tribe women in a Good Shepherd Centre Chieng Rai and sold through the Fatima Centre. Measurements: 27 cm x 24 cm.

Price: $60.00

Producer: Thailand, Fatima Self-Help Centre, Bangkok

Calendar Wallhanging

The Calendar Wallhanging is an educational toy and attractive wallhanging. The child can learn the months of the year and the days of the week, learn how to work out the correct date and identify pictorially what sort of weather is occuring. It measures 60 x 40 cm

Price: $55.00

Producer: Thailand, Fatima Self-Help Centre, Bangkok

Conference Name Tags

These beautiful name tags have been made by young women at the Good Shepherd Drop-In Centre in Cebu, many of whom have been trafficked from other islands into the sex trade. The name tags are worn around the neck. When not being used as a name tag, the beads can be detached and worn as a necklace. By purchasing these name tags for your conference, you are helping to change the lives of these young women. A lead time of two months is advisable. The product price is $2.50 per name tag for orders of 50 or less but $2 each for orders of more than 50.

Price: $2.00

Producer: Philippines, Good Shepherd Drop-In Centre, Cebu

Peruvian Oven Gloves

Brightly coloured and practical, this set of two oven gloves from Peru make a wonderful addition to any kitchen. Colours available include orange, yellow, blue, green, red.

Price: $12.00

Producer: Peru, Asociacion de Mujeres Desplazadas, Hunacayo

Red Riding Hood Doll

40 cm. A three-in-one doll - turn Red Riding Hood upside down and inside out to find grandmother and the wolf.

Price: $35.00

Producer: Thailand, Fatima Self-Help Centre, Bangkok

Normal Days CD

"Normal Days" by Scattered People is a project of the record label Sweet Freedom Inc. It is a follow-up CD to the award winning Scattered People album. As the media release for the CD notes, the title of the CD "expresses the overwhelming desire of asyum seekrs for normality where skills are valued, safety is assured and access to ordinary life is welcomed." The songs reflect the various cultures of the "Scattered People". Profits go to the Refugee Claimants Support Centre in Brisbane.

Price: $25.00

Producer: Australia, Miscellaneous