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Ethiopian Yabe Cross Bracelet
Ethiopian Yabe Cross Bracelet
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SKU: SKU: SK-100073
Handmade with recycled silver, copper, and brass beads melted down from bullet casings, our Ethiopian jewelry collection empowers HIV-positive women living near the Entoto Mountain.
Entoto Beth Artisan is a fair trade, Ethiopian social business dedicated to restoring the HIV/AIDS affected community on Entoto Mountain, through our partnering NGO Beza Entoto Outreach, by providing fair-wage employment to over one hundred women.
- Recycled metal
- 7" L (17.8 cm)
- Handmade in & fairly traded from Ethiopia
Artisan Information
Artisan Information
Entoto Beth Artisan is a fair trade Ethiopian social business dedicated to restoring the HIV/AIDS affected community on Mount Entoto. Their team is composed of the 120 women doing production, 15 women doing leather production, and 40 other staff led by the owners and the general manager. They dream of adding and empowering more women living with HIV and expanding design and production.
Handicrafts, primarily jewelry, has been the major source of income for many of the 131 artisans who are employed within the organization. The jewelry is made from used artillery shells and scrap metal found scattered throughout the former war zones of Ethiopia; in addition, they make products from recycled tires and Ethiopian coffee beans.
Entoto Beth Artisan has enable the women to have a more comfortable, less physically demanding work environment for the HIV-positive women. They also provide a number of literacy and math classes to the artisans, as well as programs for parents on nutrition, discipline, health and hygiene. For the children, the organization offers an after-school tutoring program.
Supplier Information
Supplier Information
By shopping the Global Girlfriend collection, you are making a difference in women’s lives across the globe. Global Girlfriend is focused on striving for gender equality and empowerment, and the importance of women providing for themselves and their families. By supporting jobs that guarantee fair wages by fair trade, women are able to proudly contribute to their families, encouraging their communities to flourish.
Shipping
Shipping
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Returns
Returns
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