The African Bone Workshop

26/09/2020

16/10/2019

Hi friends! We're hosting a bone workshop this Sunday afternoon and have 2 spots open. If you're in Nairobi and have been wanting to visit us and work 1-on-1 with a bone craft artisan, here's your chance! DM us for details. 😊

18/02/2019

Over the weekend, we hosted Iveoma Okparaeke, a Nigerian blogger at our workshop. She loved learning about bone craft in Kenya and made her very own bottle opener and earrings (with a bit of help 😉). She also shot a video about the process and interviewed us about slum tourism in Kibera. Can't wait to share the final video with you all.

DM us to book a DIY bone craft workshop in Nairobi. We love hosting visitors and groups!

22/08/2018

Friends in Nairobi: If you're interested in learning more about the history of bone craft in Kenya and making your own crafts or jewelry, you'll love this.

We are Kenya's oldest bone craft collective and we've just started to offer workshops. Join us in Kibera and one of our artisans will teach you how to make your very own bone crafts. No experience required. Tag a friend below who you'd want to do this with!

12/07/2018

Friends, there is only 3 days left for our online fundraiser and we are so close to reaching our goal. Please share and donate if you can. It means so much to us to have all your support.

We're artisans from The African Bone Workshop - Kenya’s first bone craft collective that has been around since 1985. We repurpose discarded animal bones from butchers and turn them into beautiful jewelry and crafts. Over the years we've welcomed thousands of visitors to our workshop and have...

10/07/2018

Friends, Thank you so much to everyone who has donated to our campaign!

We're happy to share with you that we have rebuilt the workshop. The main thing left before we can start working in it again is the connection to the national electric grid. There's also a few minor things needed including 3 doors, materials to build the little shop area and funds for insurance.

We're leaving this fundraiser open for only **5 more days!** Our dream is to raise another $1000 so we can have a healthy start as we rebuild our business and livelihoods.

Please share this campaign. We're in the final stretch! The donation link is in the comments.

Asante sana rafiki!

22/05/2018

Hi friends! We want to share some photos from our reconstruction. The workshop is coming along well as you can see. We're building a 2-storey structure which will help with the airflow situation and make it easier for our artisans to do their work.

Thank you for all your support in sharing our campaign and donating. We can't wait to complete the construction - please donate if you can to help us get there sooner!

https://www.youcaring.com/theafricanboneworkshop

10/04/2018

Friends, thank you so much for supporting our crowdfunding campaign to rebuild our workshop.

We're artisans from The African Bone Workshop - Kenya’s first bone craft collective that has been around since 1985. We repurpose discarded animal bones from butchers and turn them into beautiful jewelry and crafts. Over the years we've welcomed thousands of visitors to our workshop and have...

03/04/2018

The very first step in creating bone crafts... going around to butchers and collecting their leftover animal bones.

28/03/2018

Friends, we are so sad to announce that a small house fire in Kibera spread to our workshop and completely burned it down. We lost all our materials, our machines have been damaged and we are out of work. This is a huge loss for us and our families. Thankfully no one was hurt. We are in good spirits and are hopeful that we can rebuild our workshop.

We're raising funds to buy new machines and rebuild our work space. If you are able to support us, it would make such a difference. Every dollar and shilling counts!

Here's the link to our online fundraiser. Those in Kenya can donate on M-PESA to 0720347557 (George Otieno).

Thank you so much. ❤️ 🔧

We're artisans from The African Bone Workshop - Kenya’s first bone craft collective that has been around since 1985. We repurpose discarded animal bones from butchers and turn them into beautiful jewelry and crafts. Over the years we've welcomed thousands of visitors to our workshop and have...

28/03/2018

One of our favourite photos! Our artisan George hard at work turning bones into beautiful things.

23/03/2018

Ready to turn these bones into some crafts.

22/03/2018

Here are photos of some of the items we make at The African Bone Workshop. Our most popular items are: bone earrings, bone bottle openers, bone to***co pipes, wooden bowls, wooden serving utensils, brass necklaces and bracelets.

We also make custom designs and can create almost anything you can dream up. Please inbox us to place an order.

21/03/2018

A throwback photo of Chris and Monica working on their own bone crafts as part of a day-long workshop at our place in Kibera.

21/03/2018

Our friends from Engineers Without Borders Canada visited our workshop to learn about the history of bone craft in Kenya. Here's George explaining how the bones are shaped, while Charles is busy working. Can you spot the sleeping puppy?

21/03/2018

If you've visited our workshop, you must've seen our trusted guard dogs. They're sweet little pups and just like in this photo, they spend 99% of their time sleeping.

21/03/2018

One of our artisans, Joshua, hard at work.

15/03/2018

Hello world!

We are so happy to be here to share our story with you and show you what happens behind the scenes at The African Bone Workshop.

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Here's a throwback photo of our very first group workshop. Thank you to the lovely Fellows from Aga Khan Foundation Canada for joining us!