Saying "I Do" with Women of Kireka

Jennifer modeling one of the wedding headbands.

Hello blogosphere! It's been a while.  I blame my weeks-long absence on being too busy at the office and having too much fun in Kampala. While I've been away Women of Kireka have been busy: we hosted several groups of visitors at the office, participated in an event for women entrepreneurs organized by the Women of Uganda Network, ventured down to Kikubo Road to get the necessary materials to begin our metal training sessions with Peter Corry, continued work on an order of loose beads for a jeweler in Montreal, and got our feet wet in the wedding industry. My good friend here in Kampala was kind enough to suggest Women of Kireka to her bride-to-be sister, who was looking for something beautiful and unique to add to her wedding attire. Women of Kireka created custom sets of jewelry (necklace, bracelet, earrings, and headband) for the bride, maid of honor, and mother of the bride, in deep purple, pure white, and periwinkle blue respectively. The pieces were a smashing success with both the wedding party and the women, whose first foray into the lucrative world of weddings went off without a hitch.