World Women Trade Fair

  SANTA MONICA

International Handcrafted Gifts and Home Textile Expo.

when:-Sunday Jan. 20th. & Mon. Jan. 21st. 2008

Time: 10 a.m- 5 p.m

Place: Santa Monica Double Tree Hilton Santa Monica.

1707 4th Street

Santa Monica 90401

     FREE ADMISSION!!!!

 An Innovative Partnership Celebrating World Cultures, Supporting Economic Prosperity and Humanitarian Development

A Premier UNIQUE Shopping event coming to SANTA MONICA the #1 PREMIER SHOPPING DESTINATION.

Shop from the makers of the highest quality Stylish One-of-a-kind handcrafted Gifts, Home Decor and Wearable Textile Art from :-Afghanistan, Albania Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,Jordan, Syria, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, S.Africa, Tanzania,Bolivia, Mexico, Rwanda, Congo DRC,Nepal, Philippines,

A rare opportunity to shop the world locally for that UNIQUE Gifts for families and friends.

Come and be inspired by the stories of the makers

It is the mission of the World Women Trade Fair to provide Small businesses especially womens businesses with the tools and information they need to access Global Markets and to grow and sustain their global businesses.

  !!! NO WOMAN IS LEFT BEHIND!!!

GLOBAL MARKET ACCESS INITIATIVES.

A Unique Global Market Entry Program developed by World Women Trade Fair that uses activities such as TRADE FAIRS, TRADE MISSIONS, MENTORING, SKILLS TRANINING,ADVOCACY & INNOVATIVE BUSINESS ROUNTABLE WORKSHOPS in partnership with our network of Top Level Women Businesses and Organizations, Government Agencies, Mutilateral and Bilateral Funding Agencies, Scholars to provide Emerging Market Women Businesses with the REAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES for SUCCESS.

Edie Fraser (Left )President/Founder Business Womens Network and

Margaret Galabe (Right)Executive Director World Women Trade Fair.

"It is a privilege to inspire others to build their businesses and economic power as many of us here in the United States have been fortunate to do."

Edie Fraser.President/Founder.

Business Womens Network Washington DC.

Policy Makers join in improving the effectiveness of gender mainstreaming and the advancement of women.

Left-Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy New York

TONY COLMAN -.Member of Parliament for Putney. United Kingdom.

Kenneth Kwanda.Former President of Zambia.

Left:Violan Morgan.Senior Regional Gender Adviser United Nations Development Program. Center: Rita Rochell.Voice Of America. Washington DC.

SHOP for a Local and Global CAUSE!!

The Goal of the International Handcrafted Gift and Home Textile Expo . is to LINK the participants to new MARKETS in the USA and to also create awareness of the potential of TRADE as a mechanism for development and poverty reduction in developing countries.

The Exhibitors abide to :-

FAIR TRADE STANDARDS &

TRADE JUSTICE .

-NO SWEATSHOPS

-PAY FAIR WAGES

-PRODUCE eco-friendly products that does not destroy the environment.

They are helping to reduce the level of poverty through community projects-building schools, health clinics, and providing training programs to other artisans leading to job creation.

Senator Hilary Clinton lends an ear to Margaret Galabe-World Women Trade Fair Executive Director on issues facing women entreprenuers from developing countries in accessing US Markets for their products. 

NETWORK OF WOMEN LEADERS RAISING THE PROFILE OF WOMEN BUSINESSES.

Cristina Maldonado De Castro

Vice President.

World Women Trade Fair.

Left-Bola Olabisi-Founder/Managing Director.(GWIIN).London. Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network. UK.

Left-Arline Woutersz-President (BAWE.) British Association Of Women Entrepreneurs.

Left-Giselle Rufer President & CEO DELANCE SA. Switzerland.

Right. Sumitra. India.

Right.Dr.Gloria Herndon.US Chair American and African Business Women Alliance.

Right-Francois Foning:Cameroon Africa.President (FCEM) The World Associations of Women Entrepreneurs.

World Women Trade Fair

SPECIAL RECOGNITION    

    AWARD WINNER!!!

Global Female Invent & Innovate Conference & Awards. 2004

SINGAPORE.