Entoto Beth Artisan

Entoto Beth Artisan is a FAIR TRADE Ethiopian social business dedicated to restoring the HIV/AIDS infected community on Entoto Mountain by providing fair-wage employment to over one hundred women. We create uniquely hand-crafted jewelry pieces using local materials such as recycled tire thread, recycled bullet casing, reused artillery shells in our... metal beads and even coated Ethiopian coffee beans. In addition to this, we produce wonderfully designed leather products by giving employment opportunities to a number of people. EBA, in collaboration with some government offices, imports and hires internationally talented designers for diversifying the products we offer to the world. EBA is also planning to utilize the locally made beads to combine with our leather products and produce an even higher quality product. Due to this we are getting more and more demands for our leather products from different countries in the world and been exporting Canada, USA and Australia. Bettys inspiration for Entoto Beth Artisan originated from an experience when she visited a group of underprivileged and HIV positive women seeking refuge at a mountain top church commonly known as Entoto. The women, shunned by their families and with nowhere to turn, resorted to a life in a church compound under extreme poverty and despair. Betty, who is no stranger to poverty herself, recalled her own experiences of growing up in a family that had all too little. Betty also recalled the familys struggles and her mothers strength and perseverance to rise above the impacts of poverty. It didnt take too long for Bettys empathy to turn into inspiration. She then decided to start a social enterprise that would eventually restore courage and dignity in the lives of underprivileged women. In 2012 EBA was founded as a jewelry business creating employment and restoring self-esteem in HIV positive women. Since then, EBA has grown to be known as one of the most successful jewelry businesses serving the local and international markets. Today, EBA is ...Read More