Helping to support artisans of poverty stricken and war torn areas of Africa, and around the world, make a better life for themselves and their families, with the Fair Trade sales of their handwoven baskets, handmade crafts and jewelry.
Your purchases of handmade African baskets, baskets from South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, and the greatly publicized Rwandan Peace Baskets..
and other handmade crafts help provide critical income for these artisans.
PLEASE NOTE:All of these crafts are hand made, and will contain slight variations in size, colors, etc. We will always send an assortment of colors if we have them available, on orders containing many of one item. If you have SPECIFIC PREFERENCES, PLEASE NOTE THEM IN THE SPECIAL REQUEST or COMMENTS PORTION OF THE SHOPPING CART.
Handmade banana leaf cards... the ones shown are made by JBA, a group of young women in Ethiopia who support their families. Jimma Ethiopia has 130,000 residents, which more than half are under the age of 20, with a very high unemployment rate... making it very difficult to find work.
All these cards come individually wrapped with an envelope included. I have seen these matted and framed and they are just a beautiful addition to your African Art... but they also make wonderful all ocassion cards for giving as gifts. They are blank inside. Also included is information about the artisans/womens group that makes them. They measure approx. 4" x 6".
Individual styles may run out, so on occasion we may have to ask if you'd like replacements for a certain card.
Handmade banana leaf cards... the ones shown are made by JBA, a group of young women in Ethiopia who support their families. Jimma Ethiopia has 130,000 residents, which more than half are under the age of 20, with a very high unemployment rate... making it very difficult to find work.