The story beyond the brass “For the landmine victims who are skilled artisans, making brass jewelry from weaponry is a transformative craft: turning hardship to hope: lessening pain and healing hearts.” Within the artisans’ studio in Cambodia, craft and art merge to create an aesthetically appealing line of jewelry and, to tell an important story of hope. For these skilled jewellry makers and designers, who also are landmine victims, making their brass jewelry from weaponry is a transformative craft: it turns despair to hope, weaponry metal to symbols of peace, and opens doors to economic independence and personal dignity. There are very few products in the world that carry such a compelling story. And, each jewelry purchase carries a direct and powerful impact to initiatives for the rehabilitation and national safety of Cambodians. In the years of 1975–1979, under Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge regime, Cambodia faced one of the worst genocides the world has witnessed; over two million Cambodians met their death. The succeeding years of violence and genocide left this nation’s land covered with more than two million landmines. This has left Cambodia with the highest per capita percentage of mine amputees in the world, as one in every 236 Cambodian has lost one or more limbs. It also has left a nation immobilized by fear. Much attention is still needed to not only clear the land and make it safe for Cambodians but to also rehabilitate these thousands of amputee victims, both physically and emotionally. One stellar example is a humanitarian microfinancing cooperative founded by Cambodians in 1995. Providing training and employment opportunities in craft production to victims of war and, through fair trade practices, providing them with sustainable incomes and assistance with health and education for its members. To bring their mission full circle, they partner with Halo Trust, a demining agency whose mission is to make the land safe once again for communities throughout Cambodia. The shells they gather are transported to jewelry makers’ workshops where the shells are cut, polished, and then shaped into creative jewelry designs, mostly with motifs of peace, love, and harmony. In support of these artisans and the demining efforts, we always carry differing styles of brass and silver earrings and pendants on our Knots & Strokes website.
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