Saturday, April 28, 2012

Building a better future!

 Fardosa 

The ladies of the Noor Self Help Group project are busy in preparation for our upcoming trip to Canada. They have been making a new line of solidarity necklaces and bracelets as part of their income generating project.

 Freshly glazed Noor beads ready for the kiln



Tunis working on solidarity beads for Canada

 Beautiful sisal baskets in Pangani, near Eastleigh

Another self help enterprise that we have been excited to watch grow is the Kenyan sisal basket group that buys a rainbow of hand woven sisal baskets from self help groups like the Guardians of Hope in Ukambani, and fit them with cloth linings and rugged leather handles. "These baskets are so strong," proudly shared one group member, "that they can carry stones!"


 "The cowboy" and the stitchers



Cutting leather in the workshop


Ladies from a self help group finishing up a basket order



1 comment:

  1. Can you show us a preview of the newest solidarity necklace? I would love to get one :0)
    Thanks for showing us some of the micro-enterprise that is happening in Kenya.

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