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After 8 years of trading, we have now closed. We have had fun over the years, sourcing interesting, fairly-produced goodies, and bringing them to New Zealand for you to share. We have enjoyed being able to support artisans and their families in developing countries, together with our NZ charity partners.
However, Covid has changed things for everyone, and we now find we are unable to continue trading. In the last 2 years it has been difficult to purchase goods of acceptable quality and receive them in a timely manner, difficult (near impossible during lockdowns) to arrange shipping and manage the huge price increases, just to get goods to NZ.
Eco Africa Wholesale Gifts - Zimbabwe
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Economic Empowerment through Arts and CraftsSince 2007, Eco Africa Social Ventures has been empowering hundreds of previously unemployed and unskilled women with income-generating crafting skills. Our work, however, goes beyond skills training – we not only empower communities to form self-sustaining crafting enterprises, but we also lay the groundwork to improve their overall quality of life. Job CreationThe unemployment rate in Zimbabwe is 90%. Many people are struggling to find employment and most have fled to neighboring countries to find work . Job creation is the key to end the crushing poverty that has hit thousands of mothers and families. Eco Africa offers tools and training as well as crafting work for hundreds of women and has been improving their quality of life, dignity, pride and the self esteem that comes with it.
In Zimbabwe where employment is scarce, working with Eco Africa has been the first-ever employment experience for many of the crafting artisans. Paper making and paper crafting is where their training starts but if they show an aptitude can climb the ladder and become table leaders, managers and supervisors. Later if they wish, or if they move away, they can move on to other employment with good references and skills that will last them a lifetime. EducationEducation was once free in Zimbabwe but now government schools are expensive. Without money to pay for their children to go to school the children languish at home, uneducated and often unsupervised. Eco Africa focuses on the future by raising funds for scholarships for the children of our artisans. FoodThe artisans are challenged with inflation and the struggle to keep up with the rising prices of food. Since its beginnings Eco Africa has provided nourishing lunches for the women on campus. As the artisan base continues to grow so does the need to continue the lunch program. Food packages too are an important part of Eco Africa’s programs to help families remain healthy and well nourished with a month’s worth of food and essentials for each artisan to take home.
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