Description
Providing medicine supplies to impoverished children and families is essential for improving health outcomes, reducing mortality and morbidity, promoting economic development, and upholding basic human rights. It contributes to the overall well-being and resilience of individuals and communities with deficient health care infrastructures.
Preventable and communicable diseases
Lack of access to medicines leads to unnecessary suffering and even death. Providing medicine supplies ensures that individuals can access necessary treatments for common illnesses, chronic conditions, and preventable diseases while avoiding complications. The proper medication also helps control and prevent the spread of infectious diseases, such as malaria, and tuberculosis.
Resilience to disasters
Medicine plays a critical role in the aftermath of natural disasters. When a natural disaster strikes, such as an earthquake, hurricane, or flood, it results in a spike in medical emergencies such as injuries and traumas, waterborne or infectious diseases. The availability and proper distribution of medicine become essential components of emergency response and recovery efforts.
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Why Support our new Pilot Inititaive
A Mercado Global handbag isn’t just an accessory—it’s a meaningful gift that represents hope and resilience. When you shop on our website you're making the statement that poverty isn't inevitable.
Every purchase helps create a stable economic environment within impoverished communities, which can lead to food security and reduce dependency on aid. It’s an investment in breaking the cycle of poverty through fair trade practices that uplift entire communities.
Each handbag is a unique piece of art, handcrafted by skilled artisans who draw on traditional techniques passed down through generations. This supports cultural preservation while giving artisans a source of pride and financial independence.
Flora Petite Crossbody in Turf Moss
Flora Petite Clutch in Lavender Maple
Mini Lily Wristlet in Cream Soda
Handbags are ethically crafted, prioritizing fair labor practices and sustainable production. With each purchase, you’re helping prove that we can tackle poverty through sustainable community development.
Buying a Mercado Global handbag provides sustainable income for artisans in marginalized communities, directly helping them support their families. By working part-time, artisans can make up to $8 a day, which is enough to lift themselves out of poverty over the course of a few months of engagement.
By shopping with us, you’re supporting a test initiative designed to demonstrate that we can build a sustainable, closed-loop system between our micro-enterprise programs and an online marketplace. If the test is sucessful we'll be able to scale up our programs.