Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Zimbabwe Women Weave their Way out of Poverty

brown wola nani bowl.jpgMiro baskets. all sizes.jpgIn this article (which  a slideshow) there are women of Zimbabwe who weave baskets and sell them to make money. The creative and beautiful designs have caught the eye of many people and this has increased the demand for these gorgeous baskets. Which in turn is bringing more money into the families of these talented women. You will be blown away by the photos of these baskets and amazed at how many different things these artists make baskets out of, like for example lamp shades! world-africa-11497446.jpg

ARTICLE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11497446

2 comments:

  1. The baskets are amazing and it looks like they are really improving lives and keeping an art alive. Wonderful!

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  2. I agree, what a great way to improve their lives and create something beautiful!

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