Ryan and Denise recently joined Ayenyah's womens group on a tour of the biggest bead market in West Africa and the local "factories" that produce beads. In a village where the average family has far less than $100/year, very little cash makes its way to women. By learning how to produce beads, we hope to provide women with income that they can use to pay school fees and purchase food.
Here is the group photo:
Molds are made out of Plaster:
Glass is ground into small pieces. As you probably expect, there will be plenty of wine and beer bottles left behind when Denise and Ryan leave the community:
Pieces of glass are placed in the molds:
And melted into beads in the fire. Once they cool, each bead is painted by hand.
Molds are made out of Plaster:
Glass is ground into small pieces. As you probably expect, there will be plenty of wine and beer bottles left behind when Denise and Ryan leave the community:
Pieces of glass are placed in the molds:
And melted into beads in the fire. Once they cool, each bead is painted by hand.
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