LET YOUR LIGHTS SHINE

Hand Painted Votive Candles – These hand painted candles are truly a work of art! Featuring gorgeous tones for a festive look. Each candle is hand-poured and painted for an artisanal style. Because of this, no two candles may be exactly alike. This set is named “Shahida”. In Swahili, “Shahida” reflects the exciting atmosphere in the lively market: colorful fabrics, colorful masks, drum music and dancing people testify to African joie de vivre.

MEET THE ARTISANS: NOBUNTO

NOBUNTO is a South African Fair Trade company that creates high quality hand-painted candles, ceramics and handcrafted greeting cards with the utmost attention to detail using mainly African inspired designs. Their mission is, in a region with high unemployment, to alleviate poverty, not only through development of industry but to be socially, ethically, and sustainably responsible.

Based in the small village Napier, about 180 km east of Cape Town, NOBUNTO has provided employment to mostly woman of the disadvantaged community and guarantees an income for over 18 families. The unemployment rate in the area is in the region of 50%. The word NOBUNTO comes from the Sotho language, meaning “For the people”.

AFRICAN HAND PAINTED CANDLES SPECS:

• Hand-Painted in Zimbabwe
• Fair Trade
• Each Candle Measures 2.5″x1.75″
• Comes in a boxed set of 3 Candles