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 The
Positive Beadwork Project was made possible by a donation from St
Cyprian's School in Cape Town and from Wellington College in Berkshire,
England. HIV/AIDS
affected mothers are provided with training and the raw materials
to produce beadwork at home. Ideally the beadwork is produced to meet
existing orders.
Every order gives the mothers an opportunity to generate
income to support their families
and regain a sense of dignity and pride.
Kidzpositive buys products as they are completed. The Beadwork Project currently
has over 100 mothers making money through it. The Project is purely a job creation
enterprise with up to 80% of the purchase price going directly to the
mothers.
The Project offers a possible model for a facilitated self-help industry to support
for the daily needs of HIV/AIDS affected families in the wider community. Attempts
to link with similar projects and to develop new sites have been begun. Our Schools
Initiative encourages awareness among learners through their involvement
in selling
our products and a special label links the school to the project. |
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Mothers can earn between R100
and R200 per week
Total earnings by members June 2002 to January
2006 :
Just under R2m
Largest single order:
10 000 AIDS pins
Most challenging order:
5000 flags of 33 different countries for the Commonwealth Games
Stars of Hope made in 2006:
3 803
Our wish list:
A steady stream of orders. Each and every one is valuable to us - as small
as 15 items or as large as 5000! |
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The beadworkers are skilled in the use of the beadloom to produce beaded
flags,
AIDS ribbons and a variety of other designs, including company or conference
logos, keyring tabs, bookmarks, tie wristbands.
Other products include beaded pens, and beadstrings for use as glasses holders,
or to hold conference name tags. Christmas products include the Star
of Hope,
mini angels and Christmas pins. Products can be created to suit customers requirements,
see our products pages for more in
formation.
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