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MADE51 is bringing beautiful, refugee-made products to a global market. A new initiative from UNHCR and its partners.
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01/10/2026

We’re proud to announce the launch of the × ZOZO Friendship Bracelet, created with Japan for UNHCR UNHCR Japan 国連難民高等弁務官駐日事務所 and the Chiba Lotte Marines 千葉ロッテマリーンズ ⚾️🤝

Designed in the team’s colours and featuring the ZOZO Marine Stadium logo, every bracelet is carefully handcrafted by refugee artisans living in South Sudan - approximately 96% of whom are women.

Each purchase helps create dignified earning opportunities: US$4 supports the artisans and essential production costs, while US$2 supports UNHCR’s work with refugees worldwide.

The collaboration will take centre stage at the Chiba Lotte Marines match, when players Naoya Masuda and Neftalí Soto will share messages of peace and solidarity.

The bracelet is available exclusively through ZOZOTOWN for ¥2,500.

The order period has been extended! Orders are now open until 13 October at 11:59 p.m. JST.

Get yours here: https://loom.ly/_Lwu0L4

Thank you to ZOZO, Japan for UNHCR and the Chiba Lotte Marines for showing how fashion and sport can come together to support refugees and the communities welcoming them.

30/09/2026

This festive gift creates dignified work for refugee women, year after year.

For the third consecutive year, Navarino Icons has partnered with MADE51 to design a handcrafted ornament for its festive corporate gift collection. Refugee artisans working with Artisan Links have brought this year’s design to life through their embroidery skills.

When a company returns to an artisan group, it creates recurring opportunities to earn income through their craft.

MADE51 is grateful to Navarino Icons for continuing this partnership and sharing the women’s work through its gifts. You can discover the Navarino Icons Festive Gift Collection at www.grekaicons.com.

Want to design your own corporate gifts, crafted by refugees? Find out more about bespoke gifts with MADE51 at [email protected].

02/09/2026

Celebrate craftsmanship from South Sudan 📿

This long single-strand Lariat Necklace is hand-beaded by internally displaced South Sudanese women, and Sudanese and Ethiopian refugee women living in South Sudan.

Finished with an oval beaded centrepiece and beaded tassels, its generous length allows it to be draped around the neck, wrapped as a bracelet or styled as a waist belt.

Created in partnership with Roots and featured in the Nest Refugee Artisan Accelerator collection, in partnership with Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and .

Shop yours here: https://loom.ly/j3QNFxo

12/08/2026

Our Summer handbag edit ☀️

Featuring loom weaving in Burkina Faso, backstrap weaving from Myanmar, Afghan embroidery and leatherwork by Sudanese refugees.

Each bag is crafted by refugee artisans, bringing traditional skills and contemporary design together.

Carry something made with purpose.

Shop the collection at shop.made51.org/collections/summer-edit

04/08/2026

South Sudanese Olympic basketball player ‌and newly appointed Goodwill Ambassador to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Wenyen Gabriel, is a former refugee himself.

He's seen the struggles people forced to flee endure firsthand.

He picked up a MADE51 With Refugees Bracelet to show his solidarity with refugees.

Thank you for the support, Wenyen Gabriel!

Get yours: https://loom.ly/20M8n1A

03/08/2026

We're at SHOPPE OBJECT in New York!

Come and explore MADE51's latest refugee-made collections in person, meet the team, and discover the stories behind the craftsmanship.

Whether you're looking to stock your store, source meaningful corporate gifts, commission bespoke products, or explore a partnership, we'd love to talk.

📍 Booth 3-A121
The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street, New York City

🗓 August 2–4, 2026

We look forward to seeing you there.

28/07/2026

This year marks 75 years of the 1951 Refugee Convention - the landmark agreement that protects the right of people forced to flee their homes to seek safety and rebuild their lives.

The Convention specifically states the importance of self-employment for refugees, including handicrafts and commerce.

MADE51 is the 1951 Refugee Convention in action, in both name and practice.

Through market access, design and empowerment, refugee artisans transform traditional handicraft skills into income, dignity and opportunity.

Swipe through to see the exhibition panels that will be displayed at the Palais des Nations in Geneva as part of the 75th Anniversary Commemoration, demonstrating how MADE51 brings the Refugee Convention to life.

We will also have a pop-up stand selling refugee-made products, the Peace Tree installation will return to collect handwritten messages of peace from attendees, and each guest will receive a special commemorative gift handcrafted by Afghan refugee artisans. Watch our Stories for more details on how we're marking this moment in Geneva.

Join us today to mark this occasion and show solidarity with refugees with the simple act of buying refugee-made products.

made51.org

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

23/07/2026

A small Summer accessory. A much bigger story.

The Syrian refugee artisans behind this piece are facing an uncertain future in Lebanon, the country that has hosted them for years.

Every MADE51 purchase of a piece made in Lebanon helps sustain refugee livelihoods while enabling artisans to contribute to their host community's economy through craft.

Shop refugee-made craft from Lebanon: shop.made51.org/collections/made-in-lebanon

29/06/2026

The Peace Pencil Case carries a message of peace, stitched by hand.

Crafted by Sudanese refugee artisans in Egypt through MADE51 social enterprise partner Threads of Hope, each pencil case is embroidered with the words:

“I hope that we can return to our beautiful farms and green gardens.”

Written by artisan Mashaer, the quote reflects a hope shared by so many people forced to flee — not only for safety, but for home.

Through every stitch, the Peace Pencil Case becomes more than an everyday object. It is a story of memory, craftsmanship and hope for peace.

Shop the Peace Collection today. 💙

21/06/2026

"I tell my children stories about the things I made that were sold abroad and brought us goodness. Everyone at home will be happy."

Meet Lucia, one of the designers behind the MADE51 Stackable Bracelet from South Sudan.

Lucia was displaced by the conflict that broke out in South Sudan in 2013. She first sought safety at a UN protection site - established to provide refuge for civilians displaced by the violence. She later relocated to Juba, where she learned beadwork with MADE51 social enterprise partner, Roots, and began her journey as an artisan.

Lucia shares how she began working with beads, what inspired her Stackable Bracelet design, and what it means to see people around the world wearing something she helped create.

➡️ Wear Lucia's design, and shop the Stackable Bracelets today: https://loom.ly/NoqmZiI

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

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