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Dancing Girl Earrings

£3.50

11 reward points

7 in stock

Pair of 'dancing girl' earrings from Kenya. Made of recycled wire and scraps of tin by craftspeople in Kisumu, Kenya and finished by TEMAK.

These earrings "dance" from your earlobes and whisper advice -- they are particularly astute at financial advising and shoe choice!

TEMAK
The Teenage Mothers and Girls Association of Kenya (TEMAK) provides job training in tailoring, hairdressing, secretarial skills, craft making and computer skills to unmarried mothers, girls and others from the Obunga slums. This organisation provides the community with an educational forum for HIV/AIDS awareness as well as the dangers of female genital mutilation. Many of the young women at TEMAK participate in making crafts, thereby earning an income to support themselves and their families. TEMAK is a registered Fair Trade Organisation and member of IFAT. more info...