Vurchoo Ethical Jewellery

Small earrings, with a rather larger job to do.

It is not often that a pair of studs arrives with a country attached, but the designs in the Studs of Hope collection do, from Argentina to Honduras, and between 10 and 25 percent of the profit from each one goes, through the UK registered charity Teach A Man To Fish, towards children's education in that part of the world. We had always assumed our own earrings were doing very little beyond staying put, and it has been a slightly humbling discovery.

They are also unusually candid about how things are made: in chosen workshops in the UK, Spain and Thailand, each doing what it does best, from a brand that says plainly no supply chain is perfect. That is the sort of admission we find a great deal more reassuring than any number of adjectives. Vurchoo are members of the BAFTS Fair Trade Network, and the range runs from sterling silver to gold vermeil, in studs, hoops and necklaces made to be worn, given and, judging by the reviews, quite often bought in pairs.

For more for the ears, have a browse of our earrings and necklaces collections, or carry on to jewellery, bracelets and charms and gifts for her. There are more businesses like this one in giving back, and more close to home in our UK shops.

Visit the Cambridge Shop.

The shop is at 18 King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SP, directly opposite King's College Chapel, with the full range and a good many Cambridge pieces sold only there, which is reason enough for the trip and, in our case, a very weak excuse for avoiding the punting. Find it on Google Maps. There are more shops worth the journey in our visit in person collection, and more by place in shop by location.