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Our enchanting Champali Elephant Sculpture from UniquEco Designs will be a visual delight anywhere you place it in your home! Imported by Global Crafts, a fair trade company that works with artisan groups from all over the world,... See more » Our enchanting Champali Elephant Sculpture from UniquEco Designs will be a visual delight anywhere you place it in your home! Imported by Global Crafts, a fair trade company that works with artisan groups from all over the world, these colorful animals offer workers in this developing region a viable way to earn a living no matter what their skill level. The shores of the Indian Ocean in eastern Africa are awash with industrial debris from as far away as China, Indonesia, Japan and Malaysia. Hundreds of brightly colored flip flop sandal pieces and parts wash ashore daily not only causing blight along the coastlines but endangering the marine eco-system in the vast ocean that lies between these countries. The flip flop initiative by UniquEco is a solution designed to clean up the environment by marketing products made from waste back to the consumer who generated it while providing employment opportunities to the poor communities hardest hit by this environmental degradation. Champali means slipper in Swahili. Local women and children comb the shores to collect the indestructible pieces of rubber champali. Talented artisans and sculptors in the village glue the pieces together in multicolored patterns then hand carve each carefully crafted animal transforming recycled waste into stunning works of art! Your purchase helps to preserve the beauty and wonder of the natural world while providing employment opportunities to an inspired community half a world away! Can’t make it to Kenya for that African safari vacation this year? Create your own wildlife migration adventure at home with our entire handmade big game animal sculpture collection! Each Champali Elephant, Hippo, Rhino, Water Buffalo, and Wild Boar is unique and serves to remind us of the journey we are all on as we work together to create a brighter future! Buy all five and save 20%! Kenya Be sure to see some of our UniquEco Champali Animal Sculptures in the Summer, 2008 issue of O at Home, Oprah's popular home decor quarterly magazine! * Elephant measures approximately 10” long x 4” wide x 5” high * Colors and sizes vary because of the unique nature of the product and its artisan qualities * Sculpture arrives with a detailed information tag about the flip flop initiative * An embossed UniquEco aluminum authenticity plate is attached to the belly See less »

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