Happy Women’s Month!
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Basotho Blanket Basics
Nini Klass, from Sparrow Society, shares with us some cultural insights on this statement piece of clothing. You are just a click away from learning how to wear the blanket for both males and females, including discovering the different elements included in this vibrant blanket AND you’ll get to meet the talented seamstress and seamster behind the making of the Sparrow Society Basotho Jackets.
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Producing With Purpose – the Product and the People
Sparrow Society knows more each day the power of social impact, but this journey continues to show us the ripple effects of ethical manufacturing. Not only do we believe in locally sourced material for our projects, we also greatly believe in an ethical work environment for all our team. We mainly work with a team
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YES Girl – Dual Impact
Get Involved by purchasing a wholesale pack! The best, most empowering way, for you to support the YES Girl Project is to purchase the bracelets made by the girls in the program. This supports our “Aid to Trade” mandate by putting the economic power back into her hands, and lifting her out of the poverty
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The Art of the Basotho Blanket
Image from: Times Live The movie Black Panther may have made these beautiful “African blankets” world-famous, but the beauty in the Basotho blanket is found in its history and in its cultural significance among the Basotho people of Lesotho and South Africa. Nini Klass, one of the fabulous members of the Sparrow Society family in
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Woolworths Beauty – GWP
Perfectly Branded 1 color screenprint 100% South African cotton Custom print Custom Branded Label Custom color zip Custom color lining Ethically made by the #SparrowSquad in South Africa
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Elizabeth Arden 2019 GWP – African Weave Print
The 2019 Elizabeth Arden GWP was designed and made by Sparrow Society. This punchy geometric design was inspired by the intricate details of traditional African basket weaving. We absolutely love the colors!
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Y.E.S. Girl Project
We are so excited to announce the launch of a brand new project, the YES Girl Project. Y.E.S. stands for “Young Entrepreneur Society” as was started as a response to the inequalities in secondary eduction for girls, particularly in rural areas. Sparrow Society’s YES Girl Project gives high school aged girls not only to finish
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Sparrow Society and Flick Inc Collab!
In 2017, Sparrow Society partnered with Flick to ethically manufacture their softs line – Tote Bags and Kids Plush Toys. We met up with Frances, the owner of Flick, to learn more about her company, how it all started and what’s NEXT! Tell us about Flick? Who is Flick? Flick is my nickname I got
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Elizabeth Arden Collab Bag at Truworths!
So cool to see the next Sparrow Society bag in the new line of Elizabeth Arden GWP make up bags hit the shelves at Truworths stores nationwide!! We are so honoured to be Elizabeth Arden’s ethical manufacturing and design partner for these beauties! Go get yours now!
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Community Hero – Dawn Roode
Community Hero Campaign in partnership with Elizabeth Arden Sparrow Society and Elizabeth Arden have joined forces again to bring encouragement and a bit of spoils for a special lady in South Africa who is going above and beyond to serve her community. For the month of January, we have chosen to honour an incredible woman,
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Skills training – Shibori Textile Techniques
As part of our Business Skills Training Course, we did a break out session on fabric printing techniques. In addition to the screen printing and stamping techniques, we has a special guest come to teach our team the art of Shibori dyeing. It was a LOT of fun and the designs came out so beautifully
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