Triple-Strand Necklace Set - Newspaper Beads
Handcrafted in Uganda, these matched sets (comprising a necklace, bracelet, and earrings) are made from rolled newspaper, painted and varnished, and finished with miniature glass beads. This is the triple-strand version. Produced in a rural village community and available in a variety of colours.
Necklace length: 56cm
Bracelet: 6cm elastic
Earrings: 4cm
Who made this product: Francis Kidega
The beads that are produced are actually made of paper!
Each day, as stubbornly high unemployment plagues Uganda, many struggle to find any kind of work. This is nowhere more true than in the northern part of the country where two decades of war have left almost no infrastructure intact. In an effort to survive when no other work could be found, Francis Kidega and his family of eight began...
