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Monkeybiz Gallery

43 Rose St.

Cape Town , South Africa http://www.monkeybiz.co.za/

27-21-4260145

Behind the red-brick façade of a Bo-Kaap office building, the bright yellow showroom of Monkeybiz is packed with colorful beaded objects made by craftswomen in some of South Africa’s most disadvantaged communities. A nonprofit organization, Monkeybiz provides more than 450 women with the necessary materials (glass seed beads, wire, and recycled cotton scraps) to create unique decorative objects ranging from dolls and patterned animals to baskets, jewelry, coasters, and magnets. The gallery then sells their work, all of which is signed, and delivers proceeds to the artists and their villages, supporting community programs such as soup kitchens and yoga classes.