| Rwanda - 'Dancing Pots' |
Dancing Pots is an award-winning, innovative Fair Trade project helping indigenous Twa people in Rwanda escape from poverty and social exclusion by marketing their traditional craft. It is part of the Forest Peoples Project’s long-term work with the Rwandan Twa organisation, CAURWA, to improve the situation of the Twa. Visit the Dancing Pots website at http://www.catgen.com/caurwa/EN/index.html, to find out more and how to order the fantastic products on sale.
December 2004 - March 2006: Activity Report
in addition to their pottery skills, the Twa are renowned for their dance displays, and the 'Dancing Pots' enterprise provides the unusual combination of community dance performance with pottery production on a commercial scale.
For a comprehensive review of the entire project since its inception in 1988 and focusing on the period from December 2004 to March 2006, see the 'Dancing Pots' Activity Report .
Help develop this unique activity. You can contribute to this project by making a donation through the Forest Peoples Project.
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