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Camari
ECUADOR
Camari was initiated in 1981 as a complement to the work of FEPP, a Christian development agency, which assists farmers throughout Ecuador. Camari works to confront the problem of marketing agricultural and handicraft products on behalf of several hundred peasant groups. This work enables these small farmers, or "campesinos," to remain in their home communities instead of leaving to find scarce work in the cities. Camari unites people, works to ensure they receive stable, fair income and enables them to carry on family traditions of working the land, as well as preserving indigenous culture through the creation of traditional crafts.
A World Away purchases carved tagua nut animal ornaments, dolls in traditional costume and wool wall hangings from Camari.
Profile Of Ecuador
 The Andes Mountains divide Ecuador into three regions: humid lowlands, temperate highlands, and tropical rainforests. More than half of the population lives in the coastal lowland region. Industries include oil, fishing, coffee, bananas, textiles, and metalwork. Ecuador is famous for the Galapagos Islands, bursting with exquisite plant and animal life.
Ninety percent of Ecuadorians are Roman Catholic. In the past, Ecuadorians were renowned for their pottery and painting, sculpture and silverwork. Political and economic uncertainties make supplemental income, like that earned from handicraft work, essential.
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