rocketboom.com Click on the link above for more info on today's episode! In the Kenyan slum of Kibera, local craftsmen work to reuse discarded butcher bones and carve them into jewelry. Mobile Movement Funding for Victorious Youth Group mobilemovement.tv Ruud Elmendorp videojournalist.nl Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates! twitter.com Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos! facebook.com Come on over to Rocketboom.com for an ad free experience.
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Creating Hope Trinity Jewelry Craft Kenya Produced by Natural Light Films To see Ten Thousand Villages products handcrafted by Trinity Jewlery, visit: www.tenthousandvillages.com The jewelry created by artisans at Trinity Jewlery is based on traditional African jewelry, with the influences of customer feedback from groups like Ten Thousand ...Villages. Ten Thousand Villages' customers provide food, clothing and education for the children of the artisans by buying Trinity Jewelry products. Joseph Muchina grew up as an orphan after he lost his parents at a very young age. He ended up living on the street and supporting himself by being a parking boy in Nairobi (Kenya's capital city). As a parking boy he would offer to watch or guard a person's car while they went about this business in the city. If the car owner did not pay up front for watching his car, then Joseph would 'borrow' the hubcaps, windshield wipers, radio antenna, or whatever else he could remove from the car and sell on the black market in order to earn enough money to feed and clothe himself. Eventually, he was picked up by a street kids program run by a church group. He was given some vocational training by a craft group called Jisaide. Joseph became good enough at jewelry making and design that he decided to start his own business. He started with two friends and decided to call the business Trinity Jewelry. The business started out in Mathare Valley, one of the largest and poorest slums in Nairobi. His ...
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Opportunity, Not Sympathy Bombolulu Jewelry Craft Kenya Produced by Natural Light Films To see Ten Thousand Villages products handcrafted by Bombolulu Workshops, visit: www.tenthousandvillages.com Bombolulu believes that all people have value, talent and skill. Everyone can work and be productive, even those who are severely disabled. Esther Mwanyama, Bombolulu's Program Manager, says that artisans at Bombolulu are socially and economically empowered. "There is a personal success story behind every product". Bombolulu provides employment for 113 artisans who are blind or physically disabled. Bombolulu was started in 1969 as a program to work with physically and mentally disabled people in and around the coastal city of Mombasa in Kenya. Generally, disabled people from poor families have no hope for work and self-sufficiency. Often, their families put them out on the street to beg so that they can at least contribute something to the cost of their upkeep. Bombolulu also has a workshop that produces wheelchairs, walking canes, crutches and other devices that enable people to be more mobile and productive. Artisans in the video can be seen sitting in wheelchairs and using canes and crutches made at Bombolulu by disabled artisans. They truly have become productive and self-sufficient. Bombolulu provides employment and numerous other benefits, including housing, medical aid and adult education, for adults who are blind or physically disabled and who would otherwise have ...
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Martha, one of the young mothers of TEMAK, describes the process of creating Fair Trade bottle cap beads and paper beads for necklaces.
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Another video of the women's group in Kitui, Kenya making jewelry, singing and laughing. They are making fair trade necklaces.
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Beautiful African model photo shoot for Kazuri Jewellery
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When photojournalist Elizabeth Gilbert founded her fine jewelry collection Shompole, she based it on a simple but ingenious concept: to conserve and support African goldsmith and beading traditions by producing tribal jewelry that had been reinterpreted to suit western tastes. The stunning pieces that she and her collective of craftsmen create are authentic, beautiful and completely fashionable. Watch this video to get an inspiring glimpse of their workshop and purchase necklaces from the collection at: www.ahalife.com
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Craftspeople from the Nairobi slums find sustainable income making silver-plated copper and glass bead jewelry.
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INTRODUCING - JEWELRY BY KENYA - Affordable, exquisite Costume Jewelry. For inquiries ..please call or send a text message to KENYA @ 914-830-4357, Don't forget to mention that you heard about it from 'iKandyMedia"
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These pics of the Kazuri Bead factory are from our safari in Kenya.
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Some stuff i picked out in Kenya and Tanzania...
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The Leakey Collection was founded in 2002 by Katy and Philip Leakey. Philip Leakey is the third and youngest son of paleo-anthropologists Drs. Louis and Mary Leakey. He was a Member of Parliament in Kenya for 15 years, a Deputy Member of the Cabinet for 14 years and a Member of Cabinet for 1 year. Philip is known in Kenya for his dedication towards improving conditions for all Kenyan's with particular attention to the areas of business opportunity and the environment.
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www.made.uk.com presents this 6:30minute movie profiling the jewellery and fashion accessories brand Made by the People for the People. Established in 2005 by Cristina Cisilino, Made manufactures recycled jewellery in Nairobi, Kenya. Following the ethos of "Trade, not Aid", Made employs over 60 artisans in its workshop, empowering these individuals and their families to alleviate the cycle of poverty with fair trade principles. Made is a transparent, 100% vertical fashion brand, supplying a number of high street retailers with its products, designed by influential designers form across the globe. Watch this movie to understand how Made is truly making a difference in Africa.
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The World Challenge Awards, an editorial initiative and competition organised by BBC World News and Newsweek in association with Shell, is a global sustainability showcase that asks viewers to vote for their favourite social business project from around the world. Keep up to date with this year's competition at ‪www.theworldchallenge.co.uk Maasai Production The Leakey Collection gives Maasai women a sustainable income - without interrupting their traditional way of life. In 2001 the Maasai communities of East Africa lost nearly three quarters of their cattle in a devastating drought. Hundreds of women were left to fend for themselves and their children while the men took their remaining livestock to look for better grazing. Some of the women turned for support to landowners Philip and Katy Leakey, who ended up feeding over a hundred families. To help the Maasai in the longer term, the Leakeys decided to help the women earn an income from their traditional jewellery making skills. The raw material for the jewellery is an abundant native grass. The stalks are dried, coloured and chopped into bead-like pieces. These beads are then given to the women to assemble into jewellery. The women work outside, in their own settlements - working conditions that complement the lifestyle of the Maasai. As Philip explains, "We tried to design a system that doesn't interrupt the lifestyles of the Maasai people. We try to make our business fit their lifestyle rather than try to change our ...
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I'm in Kenya teaching Deaf women jewelry making skills and equipping the new team leader to teach jewelry making skills herself, do quality control checks, and prepare work for the other artisans. These Deaf artisans are so excited about the launch of this business and proud of the beautiful jewelry they are making. They hope this business will give them an opportunity to minister to the needs of other Deaf women who have lost hope. To support this venture, make a donation today at OneMaker.com. If you own a business and want to buy their jewelry at wholesale, email jana@onemaker.com to request a catalog.
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There is a myriad of reasons why people get into business. Some see it as a way to get rich quick, while others use enterprises to exercise their creative skills. On our 'entrepreneur' segment tonight, we meet Pauline Ochieng' who took a leap of faith to start a footwear and jewellery business so she could spend more time with her family.
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Profile: Pascal struggles to make ends meet while creating unique jewelry out of discarded cow bones in Kibera.
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