More than 300 pastoralist women in Samburu have been trained on mechanised beadwork so they can make and sell their jewellery globally. The women said they will benefit greatly from the income and ...

SAMBURU, Kenya — In this remote, deeply traditional corner of north-central Kenya, Faith Lekupanai sits on a stone, her baby ensconced in her arms, resting her tiny frame against the only tree stump ...

Did you know in the Maasai community beads have different meanings based on colour? There is a likelihood that you could be wearing the wrong colour in public. Among the Maasai, Samburu, Turkana and ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Sheltered: Umoja women do beadwork under a tree. Rob McFarland learns how a group of Samburu women ...

Visitors often marvel at the beauty of the colourful beads worn by women in the Samburu community. For Rampaini Letereuwa, however, the red beads that adorn her neck are a source of big trouble. The ...