Tufts Students Organize Global Craft Fair

On Friday December 3rd from 11:30 -4:30 OneWorld will be hosting the 2nd Annual Global Crafts Bazaar and Development Fair, which brings together over thirty student organizations in a collaborative effort to educate the Tufts community about various issues concerning global poverty.

The Tufts student organization OneWorld is a group on the Somerville/Medford campus dedicated to promoting and encouraging student action in the pursuit of innovative and sustainable solutions to global poverty. Held in the Mayer Campus Center at Tufts University, the bazaar will highlight development initiatives at Tufts and around the world, present networking opportunities with local and international organizations and provide an opportunity to purchase beautiful crafts from around the world for the holiday season – all fairly traded.

All proceeds from the sale of crafts will be donated to an organization called Tibetan Children’s Village, which creates nurturing educational environments for Tibetan refugee children in rural India. This year the theme of the OneWorld Global Crafts Bazaar is Empowering the Next Generation and there will be a specific focus throughout the event on youth empowerment and how it relates to the alleviation of poverty, including seminars on the topic from Tufts professors and local experts.

Supported by the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service and the Institute for Global Leadership, the bazaar will highlight local vendors, restaurants and non-profit organizations from the surrounding area. The bazaar will be promoting seven local Somerville and Medford restaurants, spanning the nationalities of the world, with food samples from all. Participating restaurants include Oasis of Medford, a Brazilian restaurant, Istanbu’lu, House of Tibet, Sweet Ginger, Guru and Fasika Ethiopian, all of Somerville, Barada of Cambridge and Something Savory of Arlington.

The event is open to the public and OneWorld invites the local Somerville and Medford community to come partake in the festivities, learn about solutions to poverty and buy artisan gifts for the holidays.

– Information from Libby Shrobe, Tufts University Tisch Scholar