Craft Link, a nonprofit that Ten Thousand Villages has partnered with since 2000, works with Vietnamese artisans to generate income, with a focus on ethnic minorities and people with disabilities. Craft Link helps artisan groups design new products, develop marketing opportunities, sell their handicrafts locally, and export their goods to fair trade organizations and commercial companies around the world. The organization's goals include cultural preservation, public education on traditional handicraft, income generation for small-scale Vietnamese artisans, and acquiring new markets. Artisans working with Craft Link receive tools, interest-free loans, education, training and literacy classes.