The “Shromeda” market in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is one of the markets that is famous for selling handicrafts that draw from the Ethiopian cultural heritage.
These handicrafts and ornaments are popular with local visitors and foreign tourists.
Senait is one of the women of Ethiopia who has interests in local handicrafts and jewelry, as the jewelry market still attracts many women and girls, and exhibitions are spread in the capital Addis Ababa that focus on the interests of women and girls, a market that provides job opportunities and increases the appetite of tourists to buy.
Sanait Antafu, owner of a handicraft shop, said: “We have many customers and visitors who buy our jewelry products, especially tourists and those coming to attend conferences. When they go back to their countries, they buy gifts for their families and friends. They go to the country for different purposes, but they return to their countries with memories of our country that cares about its local products.” .
Despite inflation and the high cost of living, the jewelry market is still a place of interest, especially since workers in the field are trying to attract customers and visitors with new collections that suit fashion and the desires of generations.
Rahmat Fantao, a visitor to the market, said: “I came to buy some jewelry, of which there are many and new ones in this store, and there are new designs that differ from those we witnessed last year, and the most beautiful of this is that they are local products, as we have less interest in the foreign product, and yet it is a store.” It is popular with foreign tourists and its prices are affordable for all.”
And with the large number of markets in the capital, especially places of gold and silver, jewelry stores occupy a special character, due to their cheap prices and their compatibility with the spirit of the times and innovation.
The jewelry markets are one of the important destinations for tourists because of their quality and ability to compete globally, despite their manufacture from local resources that Ethiopia is keen to promote.