These socks are hand knitted by Afghan women, many of them war widows in and around Kabul.  They are made from 70% wool and 30% rayon.  Leather soles are then hand stitched to the bottom to give them a long lasting warm slipper sock.

They are knitted by women who belong to a small Fair Trade co-operative set up about seven years ago. The women get a good and fair wage which goes directly to them, and they get advice and help with education and health.  A percentage of the profit of the socks sold in this country is donated to charities in Afghanistan.

The socks come in totally assorted colours and 4 sizes (small approx UK 3-5, medium approx UK 5-7, large approx UK 7-9, x-large approx UK 9-11). Available in Edinburgh and Glasgow shops - and always sell out quickly!

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Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) is a partnership between the Scottish Government, SCVO and Social Enterprise Scotland that will create 2,000 work opportunities for unemployed individuals within a wide range of third sector organisations across Scotland.

The key purpose of Community Jobs Scotland is to support young people into sustainable employment through providing meaningful paid work experience in the third sector.

Any individuals wishing to apply for a CJS opportunity must first be referred by a Jobcentre Plus or Skills Development Scotland Advisor.

You can download the relevant documents here:

• Edinburgh
• Application form (.doc)
• Job Description
• One World Shop Introduction

• Glasgow
• Application form (.doc)
• Job Description
• One World Shop Introduction

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Karm Marg

Childrens Home and Workshop in Faridabad, India

Please Support our Producers
Karm Marg literally means the 'Path of Action' and began with a handful of run-away and homeless children living on the railway station in New Delhi. With the help of a social worker, they began to change their lives by operating a small kitchen on the street to prepare free food for children there. Karm Marg quickly grew and established a home for about 60 disadvantaged children on farm land in Faridabad, outside New Delhi. Alongside the home, there are all kinds of activities and programmes for the children and young adults such as vocational training, medical care, counseling, sports, visual and performing arts. There are workshops on paper craft, stitching, candle-making, carpentry, metal-work, silk-screen printing and clay modelling. One World Shop sells bags that are designed and made in the stitching workshop, providing valuable income for the young adults who work there.

Our Business Manager Rachel visited Karm Marg in 2008 during a producer tour...

"After a puppet show and a delicious meal together we looked around the site and met the young girls in the stitching workshops who made the bags that we now sell. I was left with the firm impression that they really needed as many orders as we could give them and they would make every penny go far in order to support the place for future young and homeless children.”

Click this link to view the photos Rachel took on her trip to Karm Marg

You can buy bags made at Karm Marg from One World Shop Edinburgh and Glasgow while stocks last.

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If you are ordering online from us, make sure you order in plenty of time for the last posting dates! 

5th December Airmail to South & Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Far East (inc. Japan), New Zealand and Australia

9th December Airmail to Eastern Europe, USA and Canada

12th December Airmail to Western Europe

14th December Standard Parcels

17th December Second Class and Recorded Signed for, Packetpost and Packetsort

19th December RM Tracked

20th December First Class and Recorded Signed for, Packetpost, RM Tracked High Volume and Packetsort 

21st December RM Tracked Next Day

22nd December Special Delivery

23rd December Special Delivery - Saturday Guaranteed

Check the Royal Mail website for more information: http://www.royalmail.com/greetings

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Join us for One World Christmas Celebrations!

Come and enjoy a range of multi-cultural world musicians and performers to add colour and enjoyment to your Christmas activities on Princes Street, situated at the West End, opposite the o2 shop and in front of St John's Church.

Thursday, Friday and Saturdays we have the One World Christmas shop in our marquee from 12 - 5pm

All events are free! 

Date	Time	Performance
Thursday 8th December	6 - 7 pm	St John's Church Choir
Friday 9th December	6 - 7 pm	Dojo Taiko Performance Team
Saturday 10th December	1 - 2pm	Dance Ihayami - Indian dance
	2 - 5pm	Waa Sylla African Percussion
	5.15 - 6.15pm	Dojo Taiko Performance Team
Sunday 11th December	1 - 3pm	Absolutely Legless Irish Dance Group
	2 - 4pm	Michael Angelo Stiltwalking & Juggling
	3 - 5pm	Ayawara African Percussion Band
	5.15 - 6.15pm	Dojo Taiko Performance Team
Thursday 15th December	6 - 7pm	St John's Church Choir
Friday 16th December	12 - 5pm	One World Christmas shop
Saturday 17th December	11am - 1pm	One World Christmas shop
	1 - 2pm	Dojo Taiko Performance Team
	3 - 5pm	Waa Sylla African Drumming
Sunday 18th December	11.45am - 12.45pm	Cauldstane Slap - Scottish Band
	1 - 2pm	Dance Ihayami - Indian dance
	2 - 5pm	Waa Sylla African Drumming
	2 - 4pm	Michael Angelo Stiltwalking & Juggling

Details are subject to change without notice.

Dojo Taiko Performance Team:  A colourful and exciting display of choreographed Taiko drumming consisting of original compositions and traditional tepertoire from Japan.  This vibrant performance is guaranteed to brighten up Princes Street and not to be missed.

Absolutely Legless Irish dance group: This extremely talented Edinburgh based group will create an imaginative and exhilarating combination of Irish dance and music, a vibrant and entertaining performance.

 

Dance Ihayami: Classical and Bollywood dance from Scotland's Indian dance company. The company challenges ideas about Indian classical dance and creates innovative contempoary work, regularly collaborating with different art forms and media.

 

Ayawara African Percussion Band: This Afro-percussion group based in Glasgow eill be playing the fantastic and diverse rhythms and songs of traditional West Africa and the West Indies.  The music is played on Djembe and doun-doun drums as well as a variety of other percussion instruments such as bells and shakers.  This performance produces a rhythmic feast enjoyable for all ages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waa Sylla African Percussion is an irresistable mix of African and World music. An Edinburgh based djembe and doun-doun drums and dance ensemble, playing drums, balaphone, kamele ngoni and performing songs and dances from around Western and Central Africa, especially Guinea, Senegal and Mali.

 

Michael Angelo: fun stilt walker and juggler giving everyone a chuckle.

 

page updated: 7th December 2011

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We have gathered the results from our survey we sent out to you all back in May! As a small team running two shops in different cities, I hope you can understand how important your answers are to us so that we can improve the services we provide!!

We welcome any responses, ideas or questions by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

O.W.S Edinburgh Questionnaire

O.W.S Glasgow Questionnaire

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