ICDI African Artifacts Shop Opens in Winona Lake
Posted by Terry White on May 31, 2009
This shop, on Pierceton Road in Winona Lake, Indiana, just west of county road 250E, is the newest place to find authentic central African arts, crafts and rare artifacts for sale. All proceeds go to the benefit of micro-enterprise community development projects in the Central African Republic.
Many different types of items make up the display and inventory. Each item represents a viable business trade in central Africa and each artisan is able to generate a ‘fair trade’ income from the sale of these items. The shop is open most weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The shop has opened to help Integrated Community Development International (ICDI), a non-denominational, non-governmental, and non-profit faith-based organization presently working in the Central African Republic and other surrounding countries. Its vision statement is to “Empower Central Africans to give hope to the poor in Jesus’ name.”
ICDI focuses on developing local leadership and empowering local communities to overcome difficult problems on their own. Drilling wells, providing for orphans, AIDS/HIV awareness and prevention, shortwave radio community development broadcasting, agricultural development, and microenterprise development are the primary areas of focus for ICDI.
More information is available at http://www.icdinternational.org
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