Wholesale Soapstone Turtle Tealight Holder

This beautiful Haitian soapstone turtle tealight holder makes a lovely addition to your tealight collection. This tealight holder was hand-carved by a Haitian artisan who worked very hard at carving and sanding it to get the perfect design. Tealight Holder Measures - 1'' high x 2-1/8'' wide x 3-3/8'' deep. Handmade in Haiti and Fair Trade imported. Artisan Business Network. Empowering Haiti's Artisan Culture to Improve Community Wellbeing Haiti is often considered the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Haitian artisans live in a country where the political climate and hardships imposed by economic embargos and sanctions in the 1990s have contributed to poverty and accelerated environmental degradation. Health care and education are unobtainable dreams for the impoverished 75-80% majority. The average income is $55. per month. Only 40% of the population has access to potable drinking water and 25% have access to sanitary sewage systems.