Products from Namibia
Each tag is hand-screened on mahangu handmade paper in the Onankali Paper Workshop. $3.50 wholesale - set of 3
3 gift tags Namibia		 Each A5 Notebook/Journal cover is hand-screened on mahangu handmade paper in the Onankali Paper Workshop. A5 Notebook/Journal wholesale $10.00 Available in White, Red and Blue while quantities last
A5 Journal Notebook Namibia		 Each A5 Notebook/Journal cover and card set is hand-screened on mahangu handmade paper in the Onankali Paper Workshop. A5 Notebook/Journal wsale $10.00 & Card Set of 6 $15.00 Journals are available in White, Red and Blue while quantities last.
Card pack and Journal Set		 ach Photo Album cover and card set is hand-screened on mahangu handmade paper in the Onankali Paper Workshop. Photo Album is wsale $14.00 - Card set of 6 is $15.00 Albums are available in White.last.
Card pack and album set		 ach Photo Album cover and card set is hand-screened on mahangu handmade paper in the Onankali Paper Workshop. Photo Album is wsale $14.00 - Card set of 6 is $15.00 Albums are available in White.last. (same)
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ach Photo Album cover and card set is hand-screened on mahangu handmade paper in the Onankali Paper Workshop. Photo Album is wholesale $14.00 - Albums are available in White.last.
Photo Album Namibia		 Each Gift Wrap box is hand-screened on mahangu handmade paper in the Onankali Paper Workshop. Gift Wrap boxes wholesale for $3.00 (w/out ribbon) Albums are available in White.last.
Gift Wrapping Namibia		 Each box set of greeting cards are hand-screened on mahangu handmade paper in the Onankali Paper Workshop. Boxed set of 6 wholesale for $12.00 The designs are from the original artwork made by !Kung artists living in northern Namibia.
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The Story of Onankali Omahangu Paper Project

Onankali Omahangu Paper Project is a community-based enterprise that provides employment and income for the members of the group and their families. The story of Onankali begins in 2002 when consultants from the Rössing Foundation’s craft development programme introduced a group of volunteers to paper making.

 The group experimented with a staple crop in the region – pearl millet – known in the north as mahangu. The results were stunning - this abundant raw material gives the paper a fibrous texture, making it a truly original and homegrown product. Production of Mahangu paper began soon after the workshop, and two subsequent workshops were held to refine the process.

Papermaking is deceptively simple, but it is labour-intensive and time-consuming. The stalks and leaves of the Mahangu crop are mixed together with recycled paper pulp to create sheets using wooden deckles. These are placed on large wooden boards to dry overnight, although a few more days are needed during winter. The finished paper is then coloured if required and silk-screened with designs provided by San artists working on the Ekoka Art project. The unique range of paper thus produced is then applied to a range of stationery products and packaged for sale.

Onankali divide their earnings between themselves equally and use the money for food, school and clinic fees and for the hire of tractors during cultivation.

 In 2003, Onankali was awarded the Joint Consultative Committee prize for best new product and best production. JCC is a respected Namibian organization that promotes small enterprises.

Thank you for helping these people support themselves.