In a suburb of Damascus in Syria, in the flickering light of the bonfire two friends are reflecting the contradictions in countries in the global south: beautiful craftsmanship, lush coffee plantations and happy children’s laughter go along with poverty, disease and exploitation.

This is the beginning of the World Shop in Bolzano: inspired by the recently opened World Shop in Bressanone the vision of a second World Shop in Bolzano grows and with that the possibility to promote a humane life for disadvantaged producers.