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We can choose to shop in a more conscientious manner, by ensuring that even if we’re not buying local, we are buying handmade. This type of conscientious consumerism supports local economies around the globe and reduces waste and environmental harm. 

If you were to visit Kenya, you would find Amina weaving alongside the other members of the Neema Women's Group.When you shop at Zawadisha, women like Amina have a way to earn a living. Their traditional crafts are honored. And their micro-loans are funded.

Born and raised in a family of ceramic artists, Nina creates fine, porcelain jewellery. Drawing inspiration from geometric and organic shapes found in nature, she started her business with the desire of finding a way to merge surrounding together creatively.

We've teamed up with the women-owned travel company Origins Travel to create a trip to Kenya that is adventure rich in wildlife, serene scenes, and sheer woman-power. Join us in August of 2022 and get all of the details here.

Skermunkil is based in the beautiful Muizenberg Village on the southern coast of Cape Town. It is a wonderfully eccentric little town filled with creatives doing all sorts of things, from graphic design to blacksmithing, making wooden surfboards to pottery. 

Lisa Firer Design is a small-scale ceramic design studio based in Cape Town, South Africa that works with the uniqueness that high fired porcelain clay develops through the hand making and firing process. Get to know them here.