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- Hometown and Country
- Uganda
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- It's Complicated
- About Me and my Creativity.
- Mzuri Women's Empowerment is a Ugandan Community Based Organization founded in 2006. The members are 20 women who live in the village of Ndejje, outside Kampala.Most are widowed /single parents who struggle to find employment to meet their families essential needs, i.e rent, medications and school fees. They have made connections with two volunteers from the UK, and their jewelry has been selling. Their designs may be ordered through the website, or at the Nancy Smillies shop in Byres Road, Glasgow.
The pieces are hand rolled from strips of magazine pages or posters. The strips are then rolled around a needle and varnished. The colour of the beads all depends on the colour of the magazine page or poster. There is no paint involved. The ladies then use them along with smaller glass beads to create their own designs. They have over 50 designs and are continuously creating more. The ladies are ready for orders of any size, anywhere, and there are other ladies waiting to be trained for the future.
Mzuris’ primary aim is to meet the essential demands of the ladies and their families. They receive 100% of the money. When the all these costs are covered by a larger demand for their crafts, the Community development work plan will be put into practice. This will involve a community education center and other community development projects. Examples of these are adult learning classes, HIV and AIDS awareness, IT skills, poultry keeping, sports, dance and drama groups.
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- Love Paper Beads Used Magazines Old Posters Environmentally Friendly Creativity Beauty Unique Individual Designs Hand Made Crafts Uganda Ndejje Matoke!
- Website:
- http://www.mzuriwomen.com
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