The stocking stuffers sold at TenThousandVillages.com are brought in from all over the world by fair-trade cooperatives that help provide indigenous workers with tools, training and wages - we’re talking home decor, accessories and jewellry from places like Bangledesh, Ecuador and Vietnam to name a few.

And speaking of Vietnam, check out these fantastic painted wood chopsticks with mother-of pearl highlights. All contained in a brown and gold silk carrying case fastened with two cloth loops. Plus chopstick rests. All made by Mai Handicrafts, a program for street children in Ho Chi Minh City that also provides work for the children’s mothers and older sisters to improve family income and well-being.