The Conscience Collective is obsessed with Vivienne Westwood's Ethical Africa Collection, as it is an exemplification of what embodies the ethos of our blog. All bags are handmade by local women from communities in Kenya from recycled materials. With the support of the International Trade Centre's Ethical Fashion Program of the United Nations, all women involved in Vivienne Westwood's Ethical Fashion Africa collection have not only been empowered financially, but socially as well.

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Watch this video to gain further insight into Vivienne Westwood's and Yoox.com's Ethical Fashion Africa Project. What resonates with us is that Charity does not help people, but empowerment does through capacity building and transfer of skills. It is even more important that we are doing this through fashion and our shared values. It is inspiring to see the inclusion of people, who have been previously excluded from the international world market, and "why not do it through fashion."

You can find Vivienne's bags on YOOX.COM and on her ONLINE SHOP