Address :Jl. Palagan Tentara Pelajar 69 B, Jongkang, Sleman,Yogyakarta
Phone : +62-274-7808931
E-mail : sahani_org@yahoo.com
Website : http://www.sahani.org
The SAHANI store was founded in 1997 in Yogyakarta. SAHANI was founded by several NGO’s in Yogyakarta and Central Java, who were part of the Fair Trade Community Consortium (FTCC). Sahani was established to help with marketing for small industries and small organic farmers who were partners in the FTCC. SAHANI was also established with the hope to unite small industries and small organic farmers in the market, so that in unity they could have greater bargaining rights.
SAHANI’s Vision
Sahani cares and is committed to helping and working together with the small organic farmers in SAHANI’s collective, both men and women. SAHANI battles against unfair trade that has caused an imbalance in access to resources, capital, markets, and information and technology to arise, to improve the prosperity and life of small organic farmers.
SAHANI’s Mission
1. To apply Fair Trade principles to trade arrangements for organic products
SAHANI also fights against trade that causes exploitation of workers, primarily women and child workers, as well as exploitation of natural resources and the environment, by socializing and applying Fair Trade models.
Fair Trade’s values include:
Creation of community
Collective, long term business
Protecting and improving the prosperity of producers/small farmers
Building a collective model of trade through dialogue of principles, transparency, and respect.
Suitable work conditions
Gender equality
Protecting children from exploitation in the production process
Environmentally friendly production process
Indifferent to religion, ethnicity, and race.
2. Providing technical assistance and supporting organic farming.
It is hoped that after farmers apply organic principles, then their dependence of chemical inputs and factory-made products in the production process will not happen again. Farmers can be more self-sufficient and attain greater prosperity by using animal fertilizer, seed selection, and natural pesticides.
