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The art has seen their products access the international market, raking in about Sh32 million that has benefited over 1,200 women.
About five percent of their annual income is channeled toward mitigating climate change.
Women from pastoralist communities have for years been using beads to make ornaments they wear for beauty.
Beadwork is a tradition that all women were expected to learn as part of their heritage.
Some of the ornaments are worn to attract suitors while others are for social events such as weddings. The colour patterns are used to signify age and social status.
Materials used for beadwork included grass, shells, seeds and clay before the communities started trading with others to obtain other materials such as plastics and glass.
Now, women from Samburu, Laikipia, Isiolo and Marsabit counties are using this tradition to make a living and transform their lives economically.