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Rainbow Swirl Basket
Rainbow Swirl Basket

Give your basket wall a colorful refresh with the Rainbow Swirl Basket. Natural palm basket features dark green, turquoise, purple, brown, magenta dyed raffia in a swirl design, this brightly accented basket is hand-woven by women working with Uganda Crafts, helping single mothers widowed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic earn income weaving at home.

HANDCRAFTED IN UGANDA

  • Hand-woven basket features natural raffia base with dark green, turquoise, purple, brown, magenta dyed raffia in a swirl design
  • 13Dx3H inches
  • Includes 1.5-inch hanging loop
  • Handmade in Uganda

SKU: 4803370

THE MAKERS

Uganda Crafts markets crafts for artisans and provides training in quality control, design and marketing. The organization also owns a retail store that provides employment for people with physical disabilities. One of the missions of Uganda Crafts is to provide hope to disabled people, youth and those suffering from HIV/AIDS. In addition to training, employees receive health benefits, emergency loans and transportation. Uganda Crafts employs approximately 300 artisans in five workshops or cooperatives, 85 percent of them women. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from Uganda Crafts since 1995.
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Welcome to our global maker-to-market movement where, together with 20,000 artisans, we ignite social change. We create opportunities for individuals, families, and communities in developing countries to thrive through strong relationships, fair wages, safe working conditions, and sustainable practices.

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