Dr. Linda Edwards spent her childhood in a small town of East Tennessee, the exception of living a year in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Edwards’ childhood adventure to Asia inspired her return to the people of the Thailand.Visiting fair trade non-profits in Kampala, Uganda, she owes to her daughter Dr. Emily Spivak, specialist in infectious disease. After that experience, Dr. Edwards omitted to promote Fair Trade with artisans and to consumers worldwide. Now in its twelfth year, Linda Edwards founded the non-profit organization “A Fair Trade World.” The motive has been to set the talented creators on a course of sustainability