The stylish bracelets are available in 8 different bright colours, corresponding with each one of the Millennium Development Goals, such as achieving universal primary education and promoting gender equality etc. At a cost of R19.95 each, they are available at over 40 different Edgars’ stores countrywide, 5 based in KZN, namely, Gateway Mall, Midlands Mall, Westville, La Lucia and West Street. All proceeds from the bracelets go to supporting the disadvantaged woman-crafters who make them, as well as to no 1, 3 and 8 of the UN’s Development Goals.

Millennium Bracelet Fact Sheet:
1: Yellow | Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2: Light green | Achieve universal Primary Education
3: Orange| Promote gender equality and empower women
4: Light blue | Reduce child mortality
5: Pink | Improve maternal health
6: Red | Combat HIV/Aids, Malaria and other diseases
7: Dark green| Ensure environmental sustainability
8: Dark blue | Global partnership for development