Recycling has always been a part of my life; just as well as sisterhood.
Born in a family with 2 brothers and 8 sisters, there was no way around it, and I learned a lot from all those women in different stages of life.
So when I learned about the women in Ghana, who call themselves Asaase Aban, which means in 'Twi' something like "taking care of Mother Earth", who started to recycle hard plastic, I was enthusiastic at once.
This project fits perfect with the whole Zuss recycling ideas, so now I only use those beads with my designs.
And if you buy this, the money goes directly to them.
Asaase Aban Beads Project
The Asaane Aban Beads Project is an innovative intervention by impoverished women living in the Moshie Zongo community in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, West Africa. With a strong desire to send their female children to school and without the resources to do so, they were taught an environmental technology that preserves their local communities and provide income generation for them.
If you want to know more: http://global-linkages.com/trade.htm
