Banana Fiber Nativity Set - Esther Kariuki nativity sets Esther ensures the craftspeople are

Esther ensures the craftspeople are paid a fair wage for their goods

a project of the Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund a Boston-based organization founded in 1997 to help Tibetans in Tibet

small family owned businesses or as individuals

and animal-shaped napkin rings take shape from pieces of olive wood

handmade using rudimentary hand tools

Banana Fiber Nativity Set - Esther Kariuki nativity sets Esther ensures the craftspeople areThis Nativity set is handcrafted out of banana fiber wrapped on wire and includes a 5 1 4 by 7 1 4 inch handmade banana fiber box for storage. The tallest piece is 5 inches high. Meet the Artisans Esther Kariuki is an independent artisan who, in her area of Kenya, near Kitui, has organized and trained women in her village to use the dried fiber of the banana plant, which would normally be discarded. The banana fiber is first dried, and then a light