ABOUT THE BLOG:
Thanda Zulu Talk is a blog for Thanda Zulu lovers! We will be posting artist bios, stories behind the jewelry, updates on various Thanda projects, and much more. We encourage you to send us posts of your own as well! You can submit tips for hosting a successful jewelry party, tell us how you wear your Thanda Zulu jewelry, or write about other projects and companies that inspire you. And those are just a few ideas!
Please email submissions to thandazulutalk@gmail.com with “Blog Post” in the subject line.
ABOUT THANDA ZULU:
Thanda Zulu combines original design with social responsibility. Its works of art are hand made by previously unemployed women in an income-generation project in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Long known for their skills amongst the Zulu and Xhosa clans, many of the beaders come from well known, traditional beading families. Most of the pieces we offer are modern versions of traditional jewelry, where each color and shape contains a specific meaning. Thanda Zulu donates all of its profits to the Thanda After-School Project, a non-profit organization in KwaZulu-Natal that empowers orphans of AIDS and other vulnerable children to break the cycles of poverty and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in their community.
