Local Cultures is a group that facilitates e-commerce on behalf of indigenous artisans around the world to fairly and sustainably market their crafts in the western world. This partnership enables the artists to earn a living wage in exchange for their hard work and craftsmanship. By purchasing artisan’s products from Local Cultures, you are not only further sharing their culture with the world but also giving back to them in a way that allows them to continue producing and offering their artwork to the world.
Local Cultures currently sells beautiful and authentic jewelry, blankets, and other accessories from 
indigenous craftspeople in Colombia, Mexico and Peru. By purchasing items from the Local Cultures online shop, you’ll be obtaining a unique piece of functional art from an indigenous culture and further promoting the artisans in a very valuable and tangibly useful way. Local Cultures works with non-profit organizations who are supporting indigenous cultures that are still present and contributing to the modern world, and they actively work to maintain and expand a support network of artists.
The Local Cultures team utilizes modern technology (ie. the internet) to connect indigenous cultures to the rest of the world, which helps enable all of us to come closer together as one people on one planet, regardless of geographic location.
Local Cultures believes that no culture should have to give up its traditional way of life in order to adapt and meet the demands of the globalized world – especially in this time when the globalized world increasingly exploits tribal patterns and designs for consumer purposes – which indicates that these designs hold real value, and that the actual people practicing these art forms should be able to earn a living from it. By supporting Local Cultures you are directly supporting the actual artists themselves; this is a truly fair trade and fair labor scenario that works for everyone.
Local Cultures currently donates 10% of their profits to a Costa Rican non profit organization called El 
Puente, which has worked with the local Bri Bri tribe for over a decade. This organization has operated a soup kitchen since 2005, helps with the finances of putting indigenous children into education programs, and is developing a volunteer training center to bring westerners to the Bri Bri community for cross-cultural education and experience.
If you are into supporting the Local Cultures’ mission, visit their ONLINE SHOP today and pick up some of their amazing jewelry, blankets, or purses. USE THE PROMO CODE “Taboofive” FOR 5% OFF YOUR PURCHASE PRICE.
