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Peace Bookmark
Peace Bookmark
Bookmarks provide a little peace of mind. Rest assured you'll be able to pick up where you left off with the Peace Bookmark. This bookmark comes with a handmade paper card and is a signature product from KICK Trading, an artisan group in Kisumu, Kenya, on Lake Victoria.

HANDCRAFTED IN KENYA

  • Recycled copper wire attached to a handmade paper card
  • Includes handmade paper card
  • Bookmark: 2D inches, Card: 4.375sq inches
  • “It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.“ printed on front of card.
  • Handcrafted in Kenya

SKU: 4120280

THE MAKERS

KICK Trading (Kisumu Innovation Centre of Kenya) is a registered company with artisans, staff and supporters holding shares. KICK Trading is based in Kisumu, a city of 800,000 with high unemployment and underemployment. Kisumu has a high incidence of HIV/AIDS, which affects many artisans and their families. KICK Trading focuses on creating employment and income generation opportunities for Kenyan artisans, working with disadvantaged artisans, and connecting artisans to global markets on fair trade terms. Artisans hold 20 percent of the company’s shares. Additional benefits include loans for school fees or emergencies, training, counseling, and product development and design help and access to global markets.Some 70 percent of products are made from recycled material, including recycled wire, sheet metal, wrought iron, water hyacinth rope, papyrus, soda cans and waste paper.
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