Bicycle Pin (Kenya)

Made of recycled copper and steel wire in Kisumu, Kenya, the bicycle jewelry represents the most common mode of transportation in Western Kenya. Called "boda boda" by the locals, bicycles are used as public transportation (you ride on a padded rack on the back) and are named for the bikes used to transport people across the border between Uganda and Kenya -- from border to border.Each pin is approx. 2 inches in size. The sign for the Teenage Mothers Association of Kenya indicates that it is "the last house towards the Obunga slums," the most destitute area of Kisumu. TEMAK is an organization that offers job training in tailoring, hairdressing, secretarial skills, craft making, and recently computers to unwed mothers, girls, and others in the Obunga slum community. As a community center, the organization also provides the community with an educational forum for HIV/AIDS awareness and other health issues.

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