Why it matters: designer Salem Kassahun’s woman-owned fair-trade compound creates jobs for Ethiopian artisan women and men, commits to fair returns for its employees and co-op partners, and sends senior craftspeople to train village artisans around Ethiopia – then buys their goods for the shop. It has grown from a few necklaces sold to friends into the city’s go-to destination for quality handmade jewelry, baskets and textiles. Watch weavers, jewelers and basket makers at work on site, then browse for hand-spun cotton scarves, tribal beaded jewelry and regional crosses. A calm, welcoming compound in Bole – far easier browsing than the market scrum.
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Bole · fair-trade artisan shop & workshop · Mon-Sat 9am-6pm