IMPACT
REPORT
62% Women
64% of artisans paid for school fees with their income
8 Community groups, 62 artisans
64% of the artisans saved their earnings, and 82% invested in education, health, housing and small businesses
Materials used
Brass metals extracted from broken taps and padlocks
Maasai shuka, East African cotton canvas
Cow horn and ceramic beads
Fact File
During the order, the artisans received a fire/first aid drill from the St Johns ambulance service, who trained staff on how to react in an emergency situation.
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ARTISAN TESTIMONIALS
“I am a mother of five. I participated in the Vivienne Westwood Autumn-Winter 2018 order as a beader. I was happy to work on the order, since at the time there was little work for artisans due to the disruptive floods in Kenya. The income from the order helped me feed my family and pay school fees”.
Hanna Nguyoto, 40 years old
“I worked on Vivienne Westwood’s Autumn-Winter 2018 order as a preparer. During the order, I was promoted to manage the stock of materials in the store. I used the income from the order to pay rent and meet all my monthly bills.”
Winfred Wangari, 31 years old
“I am a mother of two. I worked on the Vivienne Westwood Autumn-Winter 2018 order as a beader. Beading the panel was very challenging. However, I received on-the-job training that greatly improved my beading skills”.
Eunice Akelo, 28 years old
