Wear a bit of Africa with this eye-catching necklace made of frosted recycled blue glass, metal, and batiked bone beads, separated by black wooden and glass beads. Hand made by women recovering from fistula surgery in Mopti. Hook and eye clasp. Metal contains nickel. 20 in.
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Mali
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Delta Survie
Every year at the hospital in Mopti, over 200 women receive operations to repair their obstetric fistulas, a condition caused by prolonged labor, lack of pre-natal care, a scarcity of qualified midwives, and pre-adolescent girls giving birth. After the operation, most of the women decide to stay near the hospital for up to a year, receiving counseling, education and often a second or third surgery. During this time Delta Survie trains the women to produce handcrafts, generating income for them while they recover and developing skills which can be used in the future to help support their families.
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