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At Activa Day, you may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. If the return is due to our error (incorrect or defective item), we'll cover the return shipping costs.
Expect to receive your refund within four weeks after sending your package to the return shipper. This time frame includes transit time for us to receive your return (5-10 business days), processing time for the return (3-5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5-10 business days).
To return an item, log in to your account, view the order under "Complete Orders," and click the "Return Item(s)" button. We'll notify you via email once we've received and processed the returned item.
All products in our store are in stock and ready to be shipped. Products will be dispatched within 1-2 days.
Kick-off your shoes and lay back. These thick woven cotton hammocks are great for relaxing, napping, and sleeping on a summer day. You can hang them in your backyard, or take them to your favorite campsite. As you are snoozing, you can rest assured that your purchase has the additional benefit of helping artisans care for themsleves and their families.
These hammocks comfortably support 242 lbs.
These are available in three styles:
Woven and Hand-finished in Ecuador and Fair Trade imported.
Naya Nayon, an Ecuador-based NGO, counters poverty and deforestation by creating new jobs that depend on conservation and responsible forest management. To accomplish this goal, the company works with 23 local artisans to create figurines, jewelry and ornaments from tagua nuts. These nuts grow year-round in Ecuador and can be harvested without detriment to the rainforest. Naya Nayon gives its artisans all the training, tools and materials they need to work from home, and then manages work distribution from the organizations main office to make sure orders are fairly distributed.
Naya Nayon's artisans work in home-based workshops throughout the country. Within each workshop, which is usually attached to an artisan's home, one artisan serves as the leader/manager and hires family members and friends to help produce products. New artisans begin by sanding and polishing figurines made by the more experienced artisans, and then gradually progress into the more complicated aspects of the craft, such as detailing, burning/coloring, and finally shaping the crude form of the nut. As demand and production increases, more artisans are invited to join the workshop. When the workshop grows to about 8 people, an experienced worker leaves to form a new workshop and train new artisans, and the cycle of learning continues.
Despite their humble backgrounds, many of Naya Nayon's artisans are highly educated with university degrees in engineering, law, business, and medicine. Unfortunately, Ecuador's shaky economy means jobs are scarce, even for highly-qualified professionals. Thankfully, Tagua nut carving has emerged as a sustainable alternative and is often the primary source of income for an artisan's family.