The O Bracelets

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"The women are making $10 to $12 a day," says Rakiya Omaar, director of African Rights, whose study is funded by the Waitt Family Foundation in the United States. "That's $10 to $12 up from zero," she clarifies with a hearty laugh. None of the women had been working, and even if they could have found some kind of employment, the top daily pay for handicrafts is $2 to $3. "Because they're making such extraordinary money from the O Bracelets," Omaar says, "we're seeing an immediate transition into optimism."