Shangashangacrafts donates a percentage of it's takings to Green Pastures Children homes Which is located at Chumani in malindi district.
The children home is under Reverend Joseph and Joyce Nzuinga.
The Children home holds more the 200 children who are less privilage. Most of the are between the age of 1 year to 24 years old.
Your donation is also welcomed in terms of food, cloth, medicine or eductation sponsership.
About Us
Shanga-shanga crafts is a Kenyan registered enterprise situated at Malindi and Watamu towns of the Kenyan Coast. Its main objective is to bring out the best in local talent in creation and making of Kenyan crafts using locally available raw materials. Subsequently creating earnings for the artists and weavers for their day to day upkeep and care of their families.
In terms of education, food and healthcare. ShangaShanga promotes the local talents by encouraging, especially the youth to make, mostly raffia baskets, ”kiondo” kikoy oriented bags, gowns and garments, decorative beadwork and small gift items.
ShangaShanga purchases locally available raw materials from small suppliers, mainly from women groups who harvest them from their small farms and hence their earnings.
ShangaShanga does not necessarily employ staff to work from its premises but rather encourages the artists to work from their respective homes which saves a lot of time and money in terms of transport and food.
In other words, they work where they live, eat with their families, watch over their small children and also produce more since they work long hours as they wish at the comfort of their homes.
Our line of Products and Services
Our products are of excellent quality and finish , but we are open to suggestions from customers and are willing create customers specified designs accordingly. ShangaShanga Crafts uses Batik and Bakuba clothes to make beautiful traveling bags and handbags. We also use local straw mats to make bags which we standardize by use of local leather as trim.
Other products made by shangashanga include children, ladies and gents sandals using local Kenyan leather, kikoy and decorated with maasai , pokot and turkana beads ,cow horn and ornamental bone.
The Director/Designer works closely with Government and NGO bodies which offer guidance in terms of trade, local and export as well as advise on specifications and requirements and expectations of international trade market worldwide. These, to name a few are:- Kenya Gatsby trust, Export Promotions Council and Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Artisans.
Every purchase made will see many poor women and men improve their income and livelihoods.
Company Information
ShangashangacraftsP.O BOX 1055
80200 Malindi, Kenya.
Phone: +254 42 30740
Mobile: +254 722 706 117
Mobile: +254 735 050 703
E-mail: director@shangashangacrafts.com
We accept MasterCard, Visa, American Express,
Discover Card, and PayPal. We also accept checks and money
orders.
