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Upcycled Plastic Billboard Backpack- Handmade in India-Fair Trade

Name: Upcycled Plastic Billboard Backpack- Handmade in India-Fair Trade
Brand: OWP
SKU: SPD:BACKPACK
Price: 21.95 USD
Availability: InStock

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These upcycled billboard backpacks are the best way to advertise "Eco-Friendly"! Our backpacks are made from discarded/ rejected billboards and are lined with 100% cotton fabrics. Make a statement with this eco-chic rucksack at a picnic, day trip, or just a routine day at school.

These unique bags are handmade by women artisans trained at SPEED Trust, Chennai, India. SPEED Trust works with women from the urban slums of the city. These women work at the organization's production center and apart from the products being sold through the SPEED Trust shop, these fair trade bags are exported to several countries.

Measure 16-1/2” high x 11” wide
One outer zipper pocket
Velcro Flap Closure
Adjustable strings at the back
No two bags are alike, please mention if you have specific color requirements and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Handmade in India and fair trade imported.

About the Artisans

Working with more than 100 individual carvers in Machakos, Kenya, Jedando Modern Handicrafts markets African handicrafts primarily made of wood and bone worldwide. Carving is a tradition in Kenya with the children learning the craft from their parents. Carved by hand using only rudimentary hand tools, olive wood bowls, salad serving sets, and animal-shaped napkin rings take shape from pieces of olive wood, mahogany, and mpingo, or "African Ebony."
An integral part of the organization's function is to educate the craftspeople on the need for reforestation to enable the products to be available for years to come and offer a sustainable income for generations. While wood carving provides the major income for many in the Machakos area, other craftspeople earn a living by further enhancing the products including painting the napkin rings and carving discarded animal bone for the handles of salad serving sets. Often the bone is "batiked" by placing wax on the white bone and dipping the bone a dark brown/black dye, resulting in patterns African mud cloth designs.