Jubilee Traders

Jubilee Traders is a fair trade company that partners with artisans in Nepal and India to bring beautiful and fairly traded products to customers in the United States. Each product represents an artisan who is using their skills to support their families, educate their children, and build towards a future of dignity and hope.

Jubilee Traders was started by Nikki Davidson and her husband Andy through their involvement in a Nepali orphanage called Mendies Haven. They were particularly connected with a group of six boys who had reached the age where it was time to "graduate" and move out on their own. Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world and with a 42% unemployment rate, it would be extremely difficult for the group of boys to find sustainable jobs. So Nikki and her friends and family decided to commit to fair trade and provide opportunities for artisans in the developing world. 

Jubilee Traders is committed to paying the artisans fair wages, practicing environmentally sustainable practices, building long-term trade relationship, and providing healthy and safe working conditions. 

Jubilee Traders' fair trade purses and handbags are made by the Nepal Leprosy Trust, a community of rehabilitated lepers and their families living in Kathmandu, Nepal. Leprosy is a completely curable disease, but in Nepal, it continues to be an issue due to poverty and lack of education. Much of the work of the Nepal Leprosy Trust revolves around running their Leprosy Hospital in the city of Pokhara. The handbag workshop serves as a vital income generating initiative for a number of the lepers who have been rehabilitated, but have no real means of supporting themselves and their families.

Jubilee Traders' fair trade table linens are hand-crafted by a group of artisans from Jaipur in the western state of Rajasthan, India, using a combination of eco-friendly dyeing and printing techniques. The art of hand-block printing has existed in Jaipur for generations and many of the artisans originally belonged to the traditional “chippa” or hand block printing caste. The whole process, from printing to dyeing, is executed manually in small workshops and micro-enterprises.  Proceeds from the sale of these linens directly support the livelihood of the artisans and their families.

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