Zanzibar Trading Company has teamed up with the International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP) and Virunga Artisans to offer fairly traded products with a gorilla theme.  These hand-made products are crafted by artisans who live adjacent to Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo)/Mgahinga National Park (Uganda), and in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a World Heritage Site in Uganda.

This region, comprised of forests atop a chain of volcanoes, serves as the home of the last 700 existing mountain gorillas. Human activity in the parks, caused by land scarcity and the lack of alternative livelihood sources, severely threatens the gorillas. The work from crafting these items provides local peoples with viable economic opportunities so they benefit from their proximity to these magnificent creatures and need not intrude on gorilla habitat.

Zanzibar commits 100% of their profit from the sale of these items will be donated to the IGCP.

This page is a work in progress. 

Some of the organizations that we've teamed up with:

Zanzibar Tribal Art

1731 L Street   Sacramento CA 95814

(916) 443-2057  www.zanzibar-trading.com