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Kenyan Soapstone is becoming more and more popular in the UK as people travel and learn more about it. But there is still confusion as to what it actually is. This blog post hopes to explain just that - where it comes from, what it can be turned into and give you a little of [...]
Kazuri Beads Jewellery - "Kazuri" is a Swahili word which means "small and beautiful". Kazuri Beads, as a business, has an interesting backstory. THE ORIGINS... Founded by Lady Susan Wood, who was born in 1918 in a mud hut in a West African village. Her parents were missionaries from England. Lady Wood was sent back [...]
The Zuri Foundation is a UK-based charity that helps young people in Kenya break free from the cycle of poverty they are born into. Working in partnership with small organisations, NGO`s, charities and workshops in and around the slums of the capital city, Nairobi, they are helping young people earn a living, get access to [...]
Can Batik be both an art and a craft? Well it's certainly an art as I explain below. And it remains popular today amongst crafters making beautiful jewellery and items of clothing. Batik is a dyeing method using hot wax to create patterns and designs. THE TECHNIQUE... This method makes use of a "resist technique". [...]
Fascinating facts about Kenya - an amazing country and one not many people know much about, so I thought it a good idea to carry out some research into this African country. Here's what I found out! 1/ Full name: The Republic of Kenya. 2/ The Official name of Kenya in Swahili is Jamhuri y [...]
Walk Against Crime came to fruition in August 2013 when 10 teenage dancers from Mathare Slum in Nairobi, Kenya visited us here in England. LIFE IN MATHARE... With a crime rate of 80% until recently, Mathare, which is Nairobi’s second largest slum, has no work for adults, or schooling for youngsters. With nothing to do [...]
A fantastic initiative has been started by a Fair Trade importer / wholesaler called Zuri Design, involving a small team of artisans in the Kibera slum, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya who are creating unique, hand-crafted jewellery. This slum is the largest in Africa and was recently featured in a two-part documentary called Famous, [...]
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