BOMBANGLES®
BOMBANGLES®

BOMBANGLES®

LA001S

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You want to do good, and you also like to look good. These remarkable Bombangles come with a terrible story, but buying them eases the problems the people who make them face every single day. This is their story. 

In the mountains of Laos, South East Asia, artisan families make these simple yet beautiful bangles from aluminium salvaged from deactivated UXO, unexploded bombs dropped on their province during 'the secret war', which took place between 1964 and 1973. 

While fighting the Vietnam war, the United States of America carpet bombed the small neighbouring country of Laos, on average dropping nine tonnes of cluster bombs every eight minutes for nine years, earning Laos the unenviable title of 'most bombed country per capita in the world.' Of these 270 million cluster bombs approximately 80 million failed to detonate, leaving behind a deadly legacy.

To this day the people of Laos are unable to farm vast swathes of land for fear of UXO, locking the country in poverty. ‘Bomb harvesting’ has killed and maimed many people in Laos as they are tempted to weigh-in the valuable scrap metal. The charities which this project aims to help, enable them to cheaply purchase responsibly deactivated UXO from approved scrap yards.

The affected areas are being cleared of UXO by the British charity MAG and local charity UXO Laos. A percentage of sales from these Bombangles will be donated to not only MAG (Registered UK charity 1083008) but also LEOT School of English (Registered UK Charity 115944)  to help young disadvantaged Laotians further their education. 

Bombangles® are fairly traded with each bangle being purchased at five times the local market value.

Sizes: Internal diameter 

S: 65mm
M: 68mm
L: 71mm

Origin: Laos

Easter weekend opening times and last posting dates:

Standard and free shipping Monday 25th March 

Express Shipping Tuesday 26th March 

Special Delivery Next day Wednesday 27th

Our office will be closed on the following days and we will not be shipping orders on these days:

Good Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed
Easter Sunday: Closed
Easter Monday: Closed

All orders taken over the easter weekend will be shipped on Tuesday 2nd April onwards.

   

UK Delivery Prices

      • Standard delivery £3.95 2-5 working days (free over £40)
      • Express delivery £5.49 1-2 working days
      • Special Delivery Next day From £7.75 Next day 8am to 5.30pm

Are returns Free?

UK orders: Yes, returns are free and you have up to 30 days to do so.

Europe & International orders: Returns will be at the customer's expense.

How long will it take for my order to be delivered?

UK: Standard delivery your parcel will be delivered within 2-4 working days. Express delivery 1-2 working days and Special Delivery Next day From £7.75 Next day 8am to 5.30pm

Europe: Your parcel will be delivered within 5 to 7 working days.

International: Your parcel will be delivered within 7 to 10 working days.

Please see our shipping page for further information

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