Sephari's purpose is to bring to YOU unique items made from distant lands... while YOU explore and experience a culture, its people and learning something about the item, how it was made and who made it. YOU also purchase unique and rare items to share with family and friends and the intrinsic benefit that your purchase can facilitate an economic change in the world.

Secondly, YOU have the option to elect that a portion of the proceeds will be used as a contribution to your favorite charitable organization. YOU receive a tax deduction for your contribution. This can empower your children's school PTA group, church, employer's scholarship fund or your favorite local public radio station.

Most importantly your purchase supports an international merchant in a fair trade way. Through your purchase YOU are directly helping a small fish across the big pond and bringing beauty to your own home or as a gift to another. Many of our merchants are the artists and others are merchants who have a passion to collect and distribute unique cultural items. Our merchants who are in developing countries are struggling artists, some are groups living with handicaps/disabilities, poor living conditions and lack of resources, yet they have an amazing talent to show the world. Whether it is a tin can, a piece of wire, straw, plant dye or you name it – they always seem to find a way to express themselves through these limited resources. They just need an opportunity not another handout.

The Sephari international marketplace brings together merchandise from Africa, Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, Latin America and the Middle East. In partnership with many artisans, merchants and traders, we purchase extraordinary pieces from craftspeople along with helping to bring dignity to their lives. We bring that cultural beauty to you and to others – Sephari is that bridge that eliminates all barriers!

With Sephari at your finger tips, YOU are a click away to making today special and unique for YOU and for others.

Sephari international marketplace provides quality products from diverse cultures and regions around the world made by people that we know and care enough about to do business in a manner that together we consider fair trade. We are determined to operate our business with a compassionate mission so that we can provide vital, fair trade income to artisans, merchants and traders. Our dream is to enable all artisans, merchants and traders in developing & developed countries to keep their native craftsmanship and culture alive while earning a fair wage, be treated with dignity and respect and to introduce unique and hand-crafted products to the rest of the world.

Sephari travels the world visiting remote villages, centuries-old factories, foreign bazaars, markets & small shops searching for distinctive products to offer our customers. Grafted bamboo, inlaid eggshell and lacquer products from Asia, baskets from Africa, textiles from Latin America and eclectic finds from the western world; these are just a few of the uncommon treasures our customers will discover on their Sephari through our store.

By shopping at Sephari customers will feel culturally enriched along with being able to share their experience with others. Customers will also be part of a global effort, bridging the gap between countries and supporting international merchants. At the end of the day, we are all united by our Sephari's through the world!

Sephari bridges the gap between countries in many ways. Sephari customers are individuals who like to travel the world. Whether hopping on a plane and visiting the destinations but not wanting to carry the items around or try to find out how to ship them home; or individuals who may feel uneasy about traveling to remote areas or don't have the time, yet want to still enjoy the variety of cultures. It doesn't matter how YOU choose to travel the world, Sephari can provide a great adventure and that uniqueness for a special gift!

Bridging one culture to another is what Sephari does best. As for the customer, Sephari creates that sense of security while shopping the world, eliminating the hassles of lugging your purchases around, finding out how to ship them home along with currency exchanges, different time zones and language barriers.

As a customer you can purchase an item that is 3,000 miles away at the comfort of your own home or office. You will be able to travel the world at the touch of a button through Sephari's website selecting those special and unique gifts that appeal to you hassle free. Sephari is your liaison or bridge between the international merchant and YOU. Sephari will handle all the transactions in a fashionable and secure manner reducing risks and time factors.

We need YOU to help this work; YOU are an important span of the bridge! Sephari is the facilitator to building the bridges to make it happen, but the merchant and the customer are what create the final product...that exchange of happiness and culture.

Sephari's mission is to be the premier market place where buyers explore, exchange and experience different cultures and regions...A place where buyers find unique gifts for family and friends...A place where nonprofit organizations receive additional support and buyers receive tax deductions while contributing to their favorite organization... a place where customers feel that warm glow from being helpful to another human being. And to be a profitable socially responsible company that leads by example... being a profitable successful company we believe acts as a good role model for our merchant partners because it is our mission to help them become a successful profitable business.