Silversmiths Project |
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  The lack of socioeconomic opportunity on Ibo Island is a serious problem. For this reason Kevin and Fiona Record, owners of Ibo Island Lodge, have intervened. Our SilversmithsTraditional silversmiths on Ibo Island hand craft exquisite, intricate, jewelry using ancient Arab techniques and tools. The artisan-artists are simply continuing an ancient Ibo tradition of producing fine metalwork. This jewelry is found nowhere else in the world. The project aims to stimulate a more equitable distribution of the benefits, and provides high quality raw materials to the silversmiths. In order to do this, Ibo Island Lodge has set up a distribution network with a company in Cape Town and the jewelry is exported all over the world providing a far greater return for the crafters. Saving SilverThe growth of jewelry production on Ibo, and the employment it provides, is largely the work of the lodge. Forty traditional silversmiths now work on Ibo, some from the 17th century star-shaped fort and the others from premises at Ibo Island Lodge. Guests can learn more about this community project from the lodge and can also observe these artists at work and commission special pieces from them. In May Rashid our head silversmith at the lodge was flown to South Africa to attend the Indaba travel trade show where he exhibited his work along side Ibo Island Lodge creating huge awareness for the project and craft and he loved his South African experiences! For more information, click here to visit the Ibo Silver website. |
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A deserted sandbank, glittering, pristine, and privately yours. 
Peddle every square of this dazzling island. 
The most traditional and ancient way of travelling the Archipelago.
Put a game fish on your line, Ibo Island Lodge will help you catch it.
Turbulent, evocative, almost magical. 
Let our guides show you every flitter and flutter.
Navigate the winding channels of lush large mangrove forests.
This enchanting island seems to transform as the sun sets. 
A personal discovery of this unique Mozambique culture.
Ibo's massage den inspires nurture for the entire self.
Mogundula lies north of Ibo, and is completely uninhabited. 
Mozambique education levels are typically low.
No roads, no shops, a definite unexplored tourist paradise.
Sink into an ocean environment often compared to fantasy. 
Ping pong amid coral reefs and schools of underwater attraction. 
This jewelry is found no where else in the world.
