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Silver Interwoven Wire Earrings
Silver Interwoven Wire Earrings
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Made from recycled silver wires interwoven to create a floral form, these drop earrings are a unique way to accessories your ensemble. Keeping up with recycling, reusing and reducing, these earrings are the modern days perfect fashion accessories!
Handmade using recycled materials by artisans at Noah's Ark. Noah's Ark is an NGO founded in 1986 by Samuel Masih, one of the leaders to introduce the concept of fair trade in India, while working with several artisans, Noah's Ark also supports the artisans and their communities with many welfare projects.
- Measure 1” diameter x 1/4” deep
- Attached to silver S-hooks
Handmade in India and fair trade imported.
This item was handmade in India in a workshop sponsored by Noah’s Ark, an NGO that offers funding for raw materials, machines and workshop repairs to 100 artisan groups across India. In exchange for assistance, workshops must prove that all employees are paid fair wages for their products and work in safe and clean conditions. Noah's Ark also offers free classes in capacity building to its network of 600 artisans, a rigorous quality control check, and runs education and water sanitation projects to benefit the artisans’ children and the rest of the community. The company has established 20 new workshops in the past 15 years, and all employees are paid 10-15% above the local rate.
Noah’s Ark was founded by Mr. Samuel Masih in 1986 back before anyone was familiar with the concept of “Fair Trade.” A businessman from Moradabad, India, Masih observed his other business associates were taking a personal commission from the local metalworking artisans, on top of paying them very low wages for their work. This led to a distrustful and exploitative work environment, and inspired Masih to create a more collaborative environment based on trust and mutual respect.
After two difficult years, Samuel explained his objectives to Mrs. Sullivan of Sullivan Florist in the United 
States, who immediately placed an order for US$ 70,000. This led to collaborations with other international companies, including Tear Fund, Artisanat-SEL, Goed Werk, TEAM and Oxfam Australia. Today, the company produces a US $1.5 million in exports and funds Noah's handicrafts and Welfare society, an artisan association created in 2000 to promote artisan welfare, capacity building, childhood education and social work.
About the Artisans
About the Artisans
Ingrese a De Colores Art, una empresa local que nivela el campo de juego para los aldeanos al ofrecer capacitación gratuita a cualquiera que demuestre la iniciativa de aprender un oficio. La empresa emplea a 30 mujeres y 18 hombres para tejer y bordar productos textiles, con la opción de trabajar desde casa utilizando materiales proporcionados por la empresa. De Colores reconoce la cultura de sus empleados mayas, por lo que permite flexibilidad horaria y da tiempo libre para los días de siembra y cosecha.
De Colores también invierte en proyectos de educación comunitaria financiando dos escuelas locales en los pueblos vecinos de Chujupen y Pachoj y ofreciendo becas a estudiantes que califiquen.
Además de estimular la economía local mediante la creación de nuevos puestos de trabajo, De Colores hace un esfuerzo consciente por utilizar materiales reciclados siempre que sea posible. La razón de esto es doble: preservar la cultura maya, ya que los textiles reciclados muestran patrones de tejido tradicionales que no se ven a menudo en los textiles más nuevos, y reducir los desechos y el desperdicio.
Las comunidades colaboran en el proceso de producción, ya que los hombres trabajan en los textiles más grandes y las mujeres hacen el bordado, el crochet y el macramé que se ven en piezas más pequeñas. En algunos casos, para ser competitivos, se utilizan máquinas de coser para ensamblar el producto terminado, aunque todos los componentes están hechos a mano y bordados a mano en algodón, lana y/o seda.
