Monkeybiz

Monkeybiz is a fantastic Cape Town based non-profit organisation providing disadvantaged women with employment and empowerment. And they achieve this through the ancient tradition of beading.
I'm a big lover of colour (and beading) and the creations the 450 women involved in this project produce are exquisite beautifully colourful hand beaded artworks.
How it works is Monkeybiz supplies the glass beads to these women who live in the townships of Cape Town. The women are paid for each piece they produce, and since they work from home, can look after their families and avoid transport costs.
I think it's a brilliant and inspired concept and Selfridges in London thinks so too, with a Monkeybiz concession on the lower ground floor.