Ten Thousand Villages, a fair trade outlet run by the Mennonite Central Committee, returns to Abbotsford for the Christmas season at Emmanuel Mennonite Church.

The stores provide vital, fair income to 60,000 artisans from 30 Third World countries, that helps artisans, usually women, pay for food, education, health care and housing, and in some cases, escape sex and indentured work.

Learn more at mcc.org. Store hours are Dec. 4 - 8, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily, and Dec. 5 and Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Emmanuel Church is at 3471 Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford.