IMPACT REPORT
The team that worked on this order was made up of 52% Women
82% of artisans paid for school fees with their income from the AW16 Collection
33 artisans worked on this order , who when surveyed, reported 100% worker satisfaction
With the income from the Vivienne Westwood AW16 Collection, 45% of artisans saved their earnings, and 15% reported investments in education, health, housing and small businesses
Materials used
Brass metals extracted from broken taps and padlocks
East African cotton
Cow Horn
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ARTISAN TESTIMONIALS
“I am a single mother with one child, and I stitched bags for the Vivienne Westwood Autumn/Winter 2016-17 order. The work was interesting and gave me an opportunity to train and improve my skills. During this period, we also received training on how to balance family and work life, as well as counselling on HIV and AIDS, which was very helpful for me as a single mother that intends to get married in the future. I used the income to meet most of my needs like rent, meals and clothing.”
Martha Mwongeli, 31
“I am a married father of three and I worked on the Vivienne Westwood Autumn/Winter 2016/17 order crafting zip pullers from cow horn. Without the Vivienne Westwood order, this year would have been really bad year for us since we have not been working. Because of this, I was so happy to receive the Vivienne Westwood order. So even though it was small, I received good money which I used to pay school fees and provide other needs such as food and clothes for my family.”
Peter Njagi, 32
“I am married and a father of two, and the Vivienne Westwood Autumn/Winter 2016-17 order provided good income which helped me meet my needs. I learnt many new work skills and now I feel that I am on a path of professional development. From this order I saved a good amount of the income to buy materials I need so that I can start my own brass casting workshop.”
Richard Ochien’g, 23
