Kazuri's ceramic jewellery is handmade in Nairobi, Kenya.  Every bead which goes to make up a necklace or bracelet is shaped by hand, by one of the 150 local women employed by Kazuri.  The beads are then polished and kiln fired, painted and fired again before being strung.

 

Kazuri was founded in 1975 by Lady Susan Wood. Observing that many women in the villages around Narobi were nearly destitute, she and two Kikuyo women organised a ceramic workshop to teach them jewellery making skills.

 

Today Kazuri has grown considerably whilst still retaining its philanthropic roots.  The workshop is located on the farm once owned by Karen Von Blixen, of "Out of Africa" fame, at the base of the Ngong hills outside Nairobi.