Maasai women are feeding their families by making and selling beaded jewellery. They are struggling, because Covid pandemic made it impossible for them to get to the markets, and now, as a result of their overall economic decline, they cannot afford to get to the markets.
Hi, I am Ludmila. I am a student at Cheltenham Ladies’ College in England. Since I was five years old, I have spent my school breaks at Hekima Place, an all-girls orphanage in Kenya. It is on Maasai land in the Rift Valley. I have grown close to Maasai women. They became a part of my family.
Help Maasai Women by Purchasing Beaded Jewelry
There are over 2 million Maasai in Africa. They live in close knit communities. I spent my time with women from the Kona Baridi community. Agnes wears the most colourful variety of beads on her choker, earrings, belt, wristbands and shoes. Elisabeth wears the brightest fabrics. She loves canary yellow. Maria makes the sweetest tea with loads of milk and sugar. Susan makes the tastiest ugali with kale.
Help Maasai women feed their families by purchasing beaded wristbands. The £5 wristband will feed one family of six for one week. The £15 wristband will feed one family for three weeks. Skip your frappuccino today, buy an original wristband and put food in hungry tummies. Thank you!
CLC Handmade Wrist Band
Description: This wrist band is made out of transparent dark green, opaque navy and white Maasai glass beads. One side of the wrist band has the Kenya flag, whilst the other side has ‘CLC’ written in white letters on a navy background.
CLC Handmade Wrist Band (Custom)
Description: This wrist band is the same as the ‘CLC Handmade Wrist Band’ except for the writing on the navy background. You can choose to write the name of a place, person, animal, or anything else. The only criteria is that the word is a maximum of seven letters. Other than that, have fun!
GLENLEE Handmade Wrist Band
Description: This wrist band is made with the colors of the Glenlee crest: light green, dark green, red and white. One side of the wrist band writes ‘GLENLEE’ on a light green background in white, whilst the rest of the wrist band is a repeated diagonal pattern of light green, dark green and red. Each color is separated with one line of white beads.
Asante sana!
