Ten Thousand Villages is part of Mennonite Central Committee.  It is an organization that provides marketing to craftsmen and craftswomen from all over the world.  They work extensively with development organizations to provide jobs and a market to people that do not have access to either on their own.  Please go to the this link for information on Ten Thousand Villages .

Parable House is a Habitat for Humanity House.  Habitat builds houses for individuals that would normally be shut out of the housing market because of income or prices.  The houses are built using extensive volunteer labor.  The future home owners are required to put in sweat equity, either in their own or in other Habitat for Humanity houses as part of their commitment to home ownership.