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From Africa Yikene Basket Tote Use as storage or take it on the go. Tall portable single-weave basket with collapsible handles hand woven from elephant grass in northern Ghana. 15 1/2 in. l x 9 3/4 in. w x 12 in. h
Yikene Basket Tote

Item # 23052
$40.00

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GhanaTrade Aid Integrated

The Upper East region is the most impoverished area of Ghana, with 90% of the people living below the poverty line. Trade Aid Integrated is a non-profit organization created to find employment for the rural poor of northern Ghana. Generations of women from 17 different communities near Bolgatonga, the provincial capital, have learned to weave the distinctive and brightly-colored bolga baskets, using sturdy elephant grass, which grows along rivers and streams, and other natural fibers. Over 250 basket makers benefit from the services offered by Trade Aid including professional training, marketing outlets, raw material accessibility, and management skills.

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Now the men help - they support the women. This is a change in the mindset. Now they praise our work; they ask what they can do to help. The basket making brings the family together – the husband, the wife, the children. - R. Mangai - SHARE, India.