Akola
Anasa DIY Necklace and Bracelet Rainbow Kit by Akola
Named a top 2020 Holiday gift by Self Magazine and Refinery29. The Anasa Necklace and Bracelet Kit by Akola is the ultimate DIY kit that channels your inner artist!
Akola's Anasa Necklace & Bracelet kit ignites creativity while spreading generosity. Each kit is helping employ nearly 200 Akola women in Uganda.
This bead kit features components unlike any other do-it-yourself jewelry kit. In the Anasa kit you receive hand-rolled Karatasi beads embellished with a gold foil applique, an assortment of hand-carved horn charms, a 10k gold tone Akola logo and baroque pearl charms, a jewelry pouch for safe keeping, along with all the components needed to create multiple bracelet and necklace styles.
Kit includes:
Instructions and design ideas to help spark creativity can be found within.
Over 200 of Akola’s signature Karatasi beads; an assortment of traditional sized, large & gold foiled. 6 Ankole Horn Charms, 1 Cultured Baroque pearl Charm, 1 14k Gold Tone Metal Akola Logo Charm, 6ft Black Nylon, 4ft Pink Nylon, 10ft Stretch Cord & a Stringing needle.
Makes approximately 6-8 styles
Handcrafted in Uganda
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FOUNDER
Brittany Underwood
Every journey requires faith and a first step. In my case, it started with a woman. It was 2004 and I was a spoiled, selfish, 19 year old college student looking forward to a summer adventure. Two weeks into a trip I met a Ugandan woman named Sarah. Sarah lived her life with great meaning and purpose and sacrificed everything she had to care for 24 children who slept on her floor. I knew that there were poor children in the world. But for the first time, I SAW them. I saw their mats, distended stomachs, and their sores. I wanted to help. I moved to Uganda after graduating from SMU in 2006 and came to love Ugandan mothers like Sarah, who were desperately trying to care for their children. I realized that meaningful job creation is critical and started Akola, "She Works", in 2007 with 15 women making jewelry under a tree. Today, Akola has blossomed into a thriving purpose-driven jewelry brand and manufacturing business that creates beautiful designs that build up the lives and livelihoods of 200 women living in poverty.
FOUNDER
Brittany Underwood
Each Akola piece is handcrafted with the beauty and spirit of each Akola woman who makes it. It represents a story, a life, a family, hope and dignity. A product that heals, a product that restores. Beads hand knotted with pride. A first job. A first step. A new life. Akola is a brand that creates striking designs that champion women around the world. Akola provides dignified employment that is empowering women in extreme poverty. Each piece of jewelry is handcrafted by nearly 200 Akola women employed in Uganda. As part of their employment, they are given holistic support and training to help break the cycle of poverty.