A Triumph!
28 April 2008

Bali Artisans held their first handicraft expo for fairer trade at the Kalimantan Cafe in Sanur for three days. We were blessed with blue skies and sunny weather throughout the weekend. At the opening party on the first night, guestspeakers from Mitra Bali presented the audience with important information about the principles of Fair Trade and why it is important to support the movement. The party ended with visitors rocking to the sounds of live music. The next day past slowly but visitor numbers were at an all time high on Sunday, bringing the expo to a positive close in the evening. The producers, many of whom have never had any experience in trading with foreign customers before, earned a total of over 11 million rupiahs in sales- a modest success! Bali Artisans would like to thank all of their sponsors and partners who generously donated their time and money to the event.

Thank you YAKKUM Bali for being there with us, to Kalimantan Bar & Restaurant for letting us use their place, to Spirit Cafe for their amazing generosity in helping us, to Mitra Bali for being our guest, to 6 Point Cafe for their donation of dining vouchers, to Cafe Batujimbar for their donation of dining vouchers, to Bali Advertiser for advertising our event for free, to The Bali Times for advertising our event for free, to Lisa Cross from Segara Village for her donation of gift vouchers, to Alpha Omega Computers for their donation of prizes, to Pak Peter and Ibu Leah for their generous donations and finally to everyone who came to the event. Click here for photos of the event