To economically assist local people, PIC started an Artisan Project with one artisan cooperative in 1995. The successful Artisan Project continues to operate using fair trade practices. PIC is currently working with 400 people from sixteen co-ops; these men and women can now care for their families without using forest resources.

For more information about the Artisan Project, please visit their Web page on the Columbus Zoo Web site.           

For more information about Partners In Conservation, please contact Mayme Norman at Mayme.Norman@columbuszoo.org or visit their Web site.