Handbags
Beaded Red Evening Bag
- Item Number
- 348
- Estimated Value
- 25 USD
- Sold
- 20 USD to jers150
- Number of Bids
- 7 - Bid History
Item Description
Crossover style.
8" H x 6" W, 32" shoulder drop.
Hand-made by Bedouin women.
http://www.fansina.net/index.html
Bedouin Ladies work their magic on colorful thread and beads bringing back life to motifs stored only in the memories of elder tribesmen. Shoulder bags, back packs, cushions, make-up bags, curtains, coasters, quilts, and more - all carry the scents of life known only to old Bedouins, sawn into an attire of modernity, fashion, and functionality, much suitable for our present day.
FanSina started with only 5 women in the late nineties and has grown to work with over 460 Bedouin women from 4 tribes across the valleys of the holy town of St. Katherine, South Sinai, Egypt.
They have received support form the European Union and the South Sinai Regional Development Programme (SSRDP) in terms of product development, and quality assurance raising all standards to international quality.
The operation is based on three pillars which all the women agreed on: 1. social aspect targeting women with no alternative sources of income, 2. cultural aspect focusing on preserving tradition and local handicrafts, teaching the younger generation the trade and 3. economic aspect maintaining fair trade principles while encouraging Bedouin females to create marketable products.
Currently, FanSina has a total of 350 Bedouin women producers, and provides an average monthly income of L.E. 60 to L.E. 150 (EUR 8.3 to EUR 21) to 350 women. Some women can make as much as L.E. 1,000 per month (EUR 138), and sales have approximately quadrupled in five years.
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