The Leakey Collection Zulugrass necklace
Our featured product for the week is the colorful Zulugrass necklace from The Leakey Collection. It is based in the Rift Valley of Kenya, East Africa, but the products are sold in stores worldwide. Founded by Philip and Katy Leakey, The Leakey Collection supports the idea of fair trade and giving women in the local communities an opportunity to work. In addition, The Leakey Collection prides itself in being “green”. The complete Leakey Collection includes jewelry, a skin care line (Judy’s favorite marula oil!) and home interior accessories that are pure and natural. Their one-of-a-kind products are made of natural elements including fallen wood, sustainable grass and “bush-fired” porcelain. By combining the sustainability of Zulugrass with the beautiful Maasai beading, the artistic and talented women of Maasai were able to create the vibrant and stylish necklaces featured in the picture below. The money earned by creating and selling these wonderful necklaces have made an immediate improvement in the lives of the Maasai women. Bringing their babies and toddlers with them to work, the Leakey Collection states proudly, that these “women started walking as much as two hours each way to have their first chance to earn money.” So come in and stop by to take a look at these colorful necklaces!
