The New York Times ran a nice article yesterday in the Home & Garden section about the women of Rwanda and their handmade baskets which are available at Macy's. Believe it or not the group that was featured is the same group that we began working with back in 2003.
The president of the cooperative mentioned in the article, Irene Dukuze Mugaybzu, who we affectionately call "Duku," is shown in this photo, which can also be seen on our partner website, One World Projects.
Through our partner you can buy our wonderful Rwandan baskets made by this group. Often it takes small companies like ours to pave the way for larger companies like Macy's to come in. We're thrilled to have them as they certainly help improve quality standards and give a lot more work to the artisans than we could on our own. But, we still hope you'll consider our assortment of Rwandan items if you don't see what you want at Macy's!
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