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Upcycled Advertising Billboard Shoulder Bags-Tablet-Computer Bag-Fair Trade-Chennai

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These Upcycled Computer Tablet Shoulder Bags are the best way to advertise your Eco-Conscious! Our computer tablet shoulder bags are made with discarded or rejected billboards and are lined with 100% cotton fabrics. Make a statement with this eco-chic tablet carrier at a picnic, day trip, or just a routine day at school. It perfectly fits an iPad with an outer case allowing you to throw your tablet computer over your shoulder with an added layer of padding and water resistance.

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 from 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 11-1/2” high x 9” wide
Opens with one velcro flap
Fits one iPad with a standard outer case
22" shoulder strap for convenience
All Pouches / Sleeves have different designs
Waterproof upcycled polyvinyl

Handmade in India and Fair Trade imported.

To read more about the non-profit organization; Speed Trust and the talented artisans who create these eco-friendly bags, click on "About the Artisans".

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.