Geometric Patterned Basket From Swaziland, Africa

Geometric Patterned Basket
Colorful handwoven Swazi basket bowl. Design and colors vary depending on the artisan's style. 7 in. dia.

Swaziland :  Eswatini Swazi Kitchen

TheEswatini Swazi Kitchen (Eswatini means "made in Swaziland") providesemployment for women and generates income for the Manzini Youth Careprogram in Swaziland, a tiny mountain kingdom between South Africa andMozambique. Consumers who spread Eswatini Kitchen's guava or mango jamon their toast in the morning make an immediate connection with anetwork of several hundred Swazi men and women. Proceeds of sales ofthe jams, chutneys, marmalades, and gift baskets sold by the EswatiniSwazi Kitchen benefit the 20 women who work full-time in the kitchen,the Swazi farmers who grow the fruit, the 200 rural women who gatherthe Lutindzi grasses and weave them into baskets, and the 200 streetchildren and HIV/AIDS orphans who receive housing, food, and educationat several youth centers.