"Mulberry Mongoose employs rural Zambians to hand craft award winning jewelry using upcycled poachers snare traps. To transform brutal snare wire into beautiful jewellery requires innovation, strength and tenacity. Our team of 11 courageous Zambian women reflect the grace and ruggedness of the unique African bush in each piece of jewellery we hand craft. Our workshop is located on a well-worn elephant path in the South Luangwa, Zambia; we take local materials from coins to seeds to handcraft extraordinary accessories. With every piece of jewellery sold we donate back to help fund anti snare patrols and have contributed over $146,000 to conservation. We have won attention from celebrities and leading publications including National Geographic, British Vogue and Marie Claire. People ask why we are called Mulberry Mongoose? Our name captures our business DNA. The banded mongoose is a wonderful animal who survives in the African bush by caring for their community; one mongoose keeps watch while others feed or check for danger. They are stronger because they look after one another, likewise we thrive because giving back is at the core of our business model. Mulberry is a British colour and is a nod to our UK Founder Kate. The word Mulberry represents our commitment to excellent and caring service and the creation of high-end and beautifully designed pieces. We don’t mention this is achieved whilst juggling challenges such as elephant bashing our front door down and baboons stealing the cash box (true stories!). "