BeadWORKS
BeadWORKS consists of 1,200+ indigenous artisans organized in 9 self-governed women’s groups—not factories— in northern Kenya.
Income from their beadwork enables these artisans to increase their incomes without overburdening their fragile grasslands by selling sheep and goats.
Sustainable Technique
Hand Beading
In most of Africa, men weave; women bead. Working with wire or thread, beads are accumulated and manipulated into jewelry known the world over for its colorful complexity and cultural identity. We offer pieces of beaded jewelry from South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa, and indigenous groups in Colombia.
