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Chile Meet the People Tour

The land of earth, fire and ice, Chile is a stunningly beautiful and varied country. These tours give us a fascinating insight into Chile’s cultural and recent political history as well as experience of its amazing natural scenery.

Date:14/03/2009
Until:27/03/2009
Type of Event:Traidcraft Meet the People Tour
Location:Chile

Producers with a honeycomb

We will travel from craft producers at Fundacion Solidaridad in the capital Santiago, to the famous wine producers of Los Robles and honey producers at Apicoop.

Our journey through Chile and the communities we visit gives us a unique chance to meet the people behind the diverse products that Traidcraft sources here.

Tour highlights

Highlights of the tour include:

  • time with producers to see how fair trade works
  • visit Chile's Lake District and the unique island of Chiloe
  • opportunities to discuss and learn about a wide variety of issues
  • the chance to be part of a small group of like-minded individuals

Meet the producers

One of the groups you will be visiting is Fundacion Solidaridad, which helps to develop handicraft workshops for groups and individuals.

Fundacion offers assistance and training in design, support in the production process and marketing services for sales at home and abroad. Its vision is to provide dignity to people in poverty and to collaborate in efforts to overcome poverty.

Find out more and book your place