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Karen "Friends Dolls": Handmade Burmese Dolls

Country of Origin: Thailand-Burma Border
Fair Trade - Toys

Ni Ler Ah Gay! Good Day! This adorable handmade Burmese doll, with her charming yarn pigtails, rosy cheeks and hand-embroidered dress, is made by Karen refugees living in camps across the Thai border. The Karen are a Burmese ethnic group who have suffered persecution for many years, and have been forced to flee until peace and security returns to their home. For each Karen doll sold, a "friend" is given to a child living in the refugee camps.

11" tall

Each item sold separately. Dress colors vary.

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Women’s Education for Advancement and Empowerment

WEAVE gives over 300 internally displaced refugee women a safe place to make gift cards, bags, scarves and dolls by hand; often the women’s only source of income.  ... more