Our Partners

All our partners are fair trade certified (or strictly follow fair trade principles) and are hand selected by us. They’re working tirelessly to be the change they wish to see in the world; empowering the most disadvantaged people on the planet by providing them with vocational training and fair wages which creates long-term stability, boosts confidence and improves mental health … and has the potential to drastically reduce poverty on a global scale.
By buying from us, you’re helping support them … and truly transform lives.
 
Lost in Samsara is a proud member of BAFTS - Fair Trade Network UK and of Social Enterprise UK

 

 

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IMPACT:
• The making of their products provides work to 49 artisans
• The purchase of their crafts provides living wages and training to disabled people, mainly victims of land mines and polio 

 

 

 
Just Trade - Peru, Ecuador and India
IMPACT:
• The making of their products provides work to 147 artisans
• The purchase of their crafts provides living wages, workshops and training, new tools
 
 
IMPACT:
• The making of their products provides work to 94 artisans
• The purchase of their crafts provides living wages, literacy programs, artisan development programs, community health programs, youth scholarships, community tourism 
 
 
Smart Crafts - Cambodia
IMPACT: 
• The making of their products provides work to 13 artisans
• The purchase of their crafts provides living wages and training to disabled people, mainly victims of land mines and polio

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, upcycling is "the activity of making new furniture, objects, etc, out of old or used things or waste material." It is not to be confused with recycling which is only the process of collecting materials so that it can be used again.

At Lost in Samsara we do both. We recycle old tyres, motorcycles seats, cement bags and bullet cases and we upcycle them to create our collections. By giving them a new life, we avoid that all these discarded materials end up in landfills thus polluting our planet.

This is how it works!

The waste material is bought to be reused and by doing so people are encouraged not to throw it away, but to keep it and then sell it. This means less trash and less pollution.

The artisans transform the material into one of our accessories giving it the extra miles.

By wearing one of our products you are not only contributing to keep waste out of landfills, but also helping to provide meaningful employment for disadvantaged artisans and their families.