Bangles from Nepal

Ten Thousand Villages, located in Victoria Crossing on Grand Avenue in St. Paul,  is a not-for-profit retail gift shop that sells crafts made by artisans in over 30 developing countries.  Its mission is to provide vital, fair income to Third World people by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America.

Women in Nepal wear glass bangles (positioned in the lower right hand corner); those that break are then fashioned into objects, which they sell for income.  The picture frame and square box are all made from bits and pieces of broken bangles. 

I have been searching for a volunteer experience, and I believe I've found one.  If you need to find me, come looking for me at Ten Thousand Villages.