Eunice Kasisi Mwikya lives in Muiga - a poor, yet vibrant and bustling neighborhood on the outskirts of Nairobi. To reach Eunice' one-bedroom "flat", you pass through a corrugated steel door into a small, shared courtyard, past the shared well, and climb a flight of stairs.
Eunice' specialty is the "marbled" necklaces, which she makes from hand-formed clay beads.The beads are dried in the sun, then finished with a process that she guards very carefully since it is what makes her necklaces so unique.
Eunice also makes beaded chokers and necklaces from bamboo. Although the "marbled" necklaces are her specialty, she demonstrated her skill in various types of beadwork.
We asked Eunice what she called her business. Almost without a moment's hesitation, she said "Beauty" because she wants to make things that bring beauty to the people who wear them.
Eunice has three goals for her business:
To provide for herself, her child, and her dead brother's two children
To ensure all three children get a good education (even public education is not free in Kenya)
To see the business grow to the point that it can employ others.
