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Bombcase Ring Chevron
Bombcase Ring Chevron
Khmer for "design," Rajana helps maintain and rebuild Cambodia's rich cultural traditions through teaching traditional craft-making skills, nearly lost in the country's wars which left remnants of bombs scattered across the land. Makers from Rajana demonstrate their resilience and innovation by transforming the brass from bomb casings into jewelry.

HANDCRAFTED IN CAMBODIA

  • Brass bomb casing
  • .75D inches
  • Handcrafted in Cambodia
  • Due to the handcrafted nature of our products, slight variations enhance authenticity.

SKU: 5304280

THE MAKERS

The Rajana Association is a nonprofit organization for income generation and skills training, producing fair trade products using traditional Cambodian skills with contemporary designs. The name Rajana means "design" in Khmer. Rajana Association focuses on the rural and urban poor, and small producers of handicrafts. Rajana trains young Cambodians in traditional craft–making skills, as well as in accounting, marketing, computer courses and English. Through development of traditional craft–making skills, Rajana helps maintain and rebuild Cambodia’s rich cultural traditions, damaged in the country’s wars.Rajana Association began in 1995 as an income–generating project of the British nongovernmental organization Southeast Asian Outreach UK. Since 2000 Rajana has been owned and operated by Cambodians. Ten Thousand Villages has been purchasing from Rajana since 2007.
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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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