Nairobi , Kenya ( CNN ) -- In many African cultures , every part of a slaughtered cow is used . Nothing goes to waste , not even the bones . Following this tradition , a youth group in Nairobi 's Kibera slum is making beautiful jewelry out of discarded bones from cows and goats . Under their brand name `` Victorious Bones '' the group has an innovative way of making a living by dealing with waste management -- a huge problem in urban areas . `` If you walk around here you will see the garbage is thrown almost everywhere , '' says Jack Nyawanga , founder of Victorious Bones . `` As a team we play a big role in waste management in terms of creating a clean environment . `` Through collecting ( bones ) and recycling them , we are able to form something very nice and also to keep the environment clean . '' Read this : Artist gives 'trash a second chance ' Nyawanga buys discarded bones for his workshop once a month at a restaurant in the neighboring slum . He cuts and sharpens the bones using a circular blade and then smooths them down with sand paper . The next step is boiling the bones using hydrogen peroxide to remove the oil on the bone and to make it easier for the paint to sink in . He then applies candle wax to the boiled bones -- the waxed part will remain white and the other part will become black when the bones are dyed . In the final stage , Nyawanga puts the bones in a container filled with dye for an hour to enable them to have a long-lasting color . The jewelry is of different sizes and designs , with pieces ranging from earrings and necklaces to bracelets and rings . Depending on the complexity of design , a piece of jewelry can take from six to 20 hours to complete . The group has the capacity of making 400 earrings and 150 to 200 necklaces a day depending on the order . `` This business is very competitive , '' saysNyawanga . `` If you go to the market you will see people are really competing in terms of creativity . '' Read this : Mice kebab sellers turn rock stars . Currently the group works very closely with local NGOs to bring in tourists who buy their pieces . It also exports its jewelry to clients in Canada . And it provides a much-needed source of local employment , with Victorious Bones currently employing more than 40 young people drawn from Kibera -- the largest slum in Kenya . `` Some of the youths who were trained here have been employed in other companies , '' says Nyawanga . `` Some have been able to open their small businesses where they supply their customers with jewelry . `` Some of the workers here are able to pay school fees for their children , they are able to put food on the table , they are also able to pay house rent . These are some of the achievements they have gone through , '' he adds . In the next five years , Victorious Bones sees itself as a major supplier of crafts made from bones to different markets both locally and internationally . `` In life you have to choose between two things : you either submit to degradations of poverty , hopelessness or start your own walk , '' says Nyawanga .
Women in Nairobi make jewelry from discarded sheep and goat bones . Dubbed ` ` ' Women , '' the group employs more than 40 people from Kenya . Pieces include beads , necklaces , bracelets and rings .