Songa Designs International empowers a new generation of women in Rwanda, combining traditional weaving skills with modern design to craft these tightly woven sisal baskets. Inspired by nature, each handmade item handwoven with all-natural materials and can be used for storing fruit and vegetables, serving bread or organizing toys.

Sold singly. Because this is a handcrafted item, each will vary slightly.

Dimensions:
Small: 10"L x 10"W x 2.5"H
Large: 12"L x 12"W x 3"H

Crafted from: Banana fiber, sisal

Made in: Rwanda

About the Artisans:

It is typical for many women in developing countries to depend solely on their husbands for financial needs, but Songa Designs International is changing this dynamic. By working for Songa, under-resourced women are encouraged to pursue economic independence, simply by using skills acquired through everyday life. Songa Designs provides jobs for over 150 women who in turn negotiate their own salaries and earn fair wages, which enables them to buy land, health insurance or send their children to school for the first time. Trained by generations of local cultural tradition, the skilled artisans in Rwanda in East Africa craft stylish, high-quality accessories inspired by nature. Each handmade item is tightly woven with all-natural materials such as banana leaf fiber or sisal plants.

Each of these unique baskets is handcrafted by talented rural women in Uganda and Kenya from banana palm leaf stalks and raffia strips. These useful baskets are used in East Africa for harvest, storage and serving of food.

Sold singly. Because this is a handcrafted basket, each will vary.

Dimensions: 6"L x 6"W x 1-2"H

Crafted from: Banana palm stalks, raffia fiber

Made in: Uganda, Kenya

About the Artisans:

Talented women in Uganda and Kenya weave these beautiful, fair trade baskets with natural fibers.