Ghana Sankofa Earrings Sapia and the special bond mother

and the special bond mother and child share

or metal shipping drums -- into beautiful works of art while transforming the lives of their artisans and pulling families out of poverty

Each bracelet is handmade with 100% post-consumer magazine paper by Quazi Design

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Ghana Sankofa Earrings Sapia and the special bond motherIn Ghana the word Sankofa is often associated with the proverb, "Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi," which translates "It is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten." The women artisans have gone back to both cultural beading traditions as well as the use of recycled materials to make their goods. Global Mamas is an organization in Ghana which has worked for over a decade helping women of Africa in attaining economic independence.