Summer Special
Jun-06-2013
Buy one Helen Breil Book/CD "Shapes" and two Texture Stamps and get one Texture Stamp FREE!!
Be sure and enter which Texture Stamp you would like in the comment box when checking out. Good until Aug 15th, 2013
Kazuri West
Handcrafted Ceramic Beads from Kenya
We are an Authorized Dealer for Wholesale and Retail Kazuri beads. The quality of each handcrafted bead reflects the Kenyan culture and the powerful story of Kazuri is absolutely inspiring.
Latest Kazuri News
NEW Helen Breil Bead Tutorials
Jun-05-2013
These two FREE Helen Breil tutorials will show you how to make super easy folded beads from Polymer Clay. It is Helen's thank you gift to her loyal fans.
Welcome to our Website Relaunch
Feb-05-2013
Welcome to the re-launch of our site! Be sure and check out our new product lines HELEN BREIL TEXTURE STAMPS or SAMUNNAT BEADS. Look at the tabs on top to see new product lines from around the globe
After years of your support in making a difference for the women of Kazuri, we thought, why not expand our reach? We have searched the globe for high-quality, high-design products that empower local artisans and effect positive change. Despite the challenging situations that disadvantaged women often face, they are nonetheless full of ideas, spirit, hope and vision. Research has shown that creating employment for women in developing countries strengthens entire communities. These factors are what motivated us to create Many Hands Marketplace, a new global boutique within the Kazuri West site
The Kazuri Video
The Kazuri Story
Kazuri Founder - Lady Susan Wood was born (1918) in a mud hut in an African village. Her parents were missionaries from England in the Ituri Forest. Lady Wood was sent back to England to be educated and married Michael Wood, a surgeon. They came to Kenya in 1947. They were dedicated to making a difference and Lady Wood started a coffee plantation on the Karen Blixen estate, famous from the award winning movie "Out of Africa" , at the foot of the Ngon'g Hills, about 30 minutes from the bustling Nairobi city center in Kenya. Lady Wood was a visionary, an unsung hero of her time. She assisted her husband in founding the East African Flying Doctor Service, which expanded into the African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) of which Michael Wood was Director General for 29 years. Michael Wood was knighted in 1985.Read More of the story