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In 1975, Lady Susan Wood set up a fledging bead-making business in her
back garden in Kenya. She hired two local women and soon realized that
there were many more women in the area in need of jobs. So Kazuri (the
Swahili word for 'small and beautiful') was born and began its long and
successful journey as a help center for Kenyan women in need, especially
single mothers with no other source of income.
The clay used to make the beads comes from Mount Kenya and Kazuri
provides the necessary training throughout the whole jewellery making process, from the very making of the beads (shaping, kiln-firing, painting, glazing and kiln-firing again), to their final
stringing into beautiful necklaces and bracelets. The factory acts
as a social gathering with the hum of voices continuing throughout the
day.
Kazuri's products are made to high international standards and are
now sold worldwide thanks to the good work of a highly motivated
management team whose guiding philosophy is to provide employment
opportunities for disadvantaged members of Kenyan Society.
Kazuri is a member of the Fair Trade Act. |
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