***Feel free to forward this post to others. If I can sell out my current supply of crafts this holiday season, I will be able to send over $3000 back to Bigodi. That money is needed to help finish the well project and to help rebuild mud classrooms that collapsed earlier this year! Uganda remains one of the poorest countries in the world.
This holiday season give gifts that help others. Click the link below for beautiful crafts that were all made by the women of Bigodi. All profits go back to Bigodi (the village in Uganda that I lived in last year) to assist with community projects.
You can see samples of the items in the album below but I have nearly every color imaginable. I have over 150 in stock! The baskets are very similar to sweet grass baskets from Charleston Sc.
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The baskets are made with coils of banana fiber, around which raffia palm is wrapped. The fibers are first harvested from the swamp, dyed by hand, then woven into works of art. Baskets range $15-$25 a piece, more than 80% of the sale price gets returned to the village!
The necklaces are made from strips of magazines and other papers that are rolled into a bead shape. The bead is not painted, but becomes the color of the paper that was used. Later, the bead is coated with a lacquer so that the beads can withstand rain, snow and moisture. Necklaces are $10-$15 a piece with more than 80% of the sale price going back to the village.
Thank you for your support!
