Our Artisan Program

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The school is presently situated in Nanyuki, which is also home to our Artisan Program. Although previously located in Kibera, East Africa’s biggest slum, we relocated to Nanyuki when our school opened. Our artisans support their family and receive a fair wage by producing goods and completing skill training. Several artisans moved from Kibera and others from Nanyuki joined our team.

Our school’s workshop on our school campus. Artisans gather Monday through Friday for morning devotion and then create hand-crafted bowls, jewelry, and more. Every purchase you make from our Artisan Shop supports our craftsmen and their families as they strive for a more optimistic future and live sustainably.

Our Impact

Jennipher has been an artisan with GORP for 4 years where she’s learned basketry and jewelry making. Working as an artisan for Grain of Rice Project has allowed her to pay school fees for her kids, pay rent, improve her living standards and gain career experience. Her goal is to save money to start her own beauty shop as well as build her own house.⠀

Kimani has been an artisan with us for 9 months. He’s learned quite a lot in a short amount of time including basketry and jewelry making. He’s learned new skills in making all kinds of jewelry pieces like recently making many of our Rainbow Wall Hangings. Being in the artisan program has helped him meet different kinds of people and learn about business and entrepreneurship. It’s exciting to see that the artisan program has allowed him to be able to start a farming project nearby and has allowed him to be able to provide for his family.

Josephine has been involved in our artisan program for 2 years. She was taught the skills of jewelry making and has beautifully made many of our bracelets and necklaces. She also recently crafted together our Candy Cane Ornaments. She is very grateful for the opportunity to train and work as an artisan with Grain of Rice Project as it has helped her pay her kids school fees and has improved her standard of living. Both her daughter and her son are students at our school, Grain of Rice Academy. She’s seen significant improvement in their education. She hopes to one day start her own business. Josephine believes her move to Nanyuki has been positive as she feels this community to be a safe and healthy environment for her family.