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"Teach a Person to Fish" Bowl
"Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. But teach a person to fish and feed them for a lifetime."
This small soapstone bowl is a thank you for your donation in support of struggling artisans and farmers in Africa. SERRV will invest your gift in our Africa Capacity Building Project.
Whether it's for product design, on-the-ground training in anything from carving to accounting, or buying kilns, sewing machines or other equipment, SERRV's Africa Project builds skills and gives producers the tools to feed themselves and their families for a lifetime.
$20 of your purchase, the portion which exceeds the value of the bowl, is a tax-deductible donation, of which 100% goes to our Africa Project.
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Kenya: Nyabigena Soapstone Carvers
Kisii, a city in western Kenya near Lake Victoria, is surrounded by soapstone quarries and is well-known both for the quality of its soapstone and the skill of its carvers. Nyamarambe, a small village near Kisii, is the home of the 150 member Nyabigena Carvers Cooperative. This civic-minded cooperative has been providing work for its members while also giving back to its community. The cooperative has sponsored a women's literacy program, HIV/AIDS awareness, a program which supports school dropouts, and has dug two wells which are providing clean water and saving women from making long walks to gather water. A source of great pride for the cooperative is the elementary school which opened in January 2007 and is now educating 71 students, thanks mostly to the proceeds from the sales of soapstone crafts.
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