Business Incubator Fund for Women in Africa
by Indego Africa Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda Opportunity
The Incubator Fund provides training for women-owned artisan cooperatives in Rwanda to sell products with Indego Africa! The Incubator Fund allows ...
Funding Successful!
This project was successfully funded on
January 09, 2013
Provide Opportunities with Business Development Training
The Incubator Fund provides training for women-owned artisan cooperatives in Rwanda to sell products with Indego Africa! The Incubator Fund allows Indego Africa to scale its impact and partner with more women.
Staff Time and Visits
To build trusting business relationships, Indego Africa staff spend a lot of time with new partners!
$650
Training on Fair Trade Principles
Fair Trade principles include fair wages, a safe work place, and environmental standards.
$500
Training on Quality Control
Quality control is an important part of selling artisans' beautiful handmade products in the US.
$500
Legal Documentation
Before artisans can sell products in the US, the cooperative must register with the government.
$600
Sampling and Prototyping
Samples and prototypes help assess artisans' skills and handmade products.
$700
Total Funding Needed:
$2,950
About the incubator fund
There are 529 artisan cooperatives in Rwanda; Indego Africa partners with 11 of them. Help us reach the rest by donating to the Incubator Fund. The Incubator Fund allows Indego Africa to lay the ground work for successful partnerships with artisan cooperatives. Donate to the Incubator Fund and empower more women with the tools for sustainable living.Success story: Ejo Hazaza
Ejo Hazaza is a beading cooperative located 10 km. outside of Kigali. Formed in 2005, the cooperative now includes 29 women, all of whom came from refugee camps and are HIV+. "Ejo Hazaza" translates to "Beads of Tomorrow," and alludes to the artisan's hope for a better future.
Indego Africa first partnered with Ejo Hazaza in the summer of 2012. Prior to partnering with Indego Africa, the women of Ejo Hazaza made less than $1 per day and rarely received orders for their beautiful hand-beaded products.
Following months of diligent training, sampling, and daily visits to Ejo Hazaza's work space, Indego Africa staff introduced Ejo Hazaza to a jewelry designer in the US.
Ejo Hazaza today
Ejo Hazaza's first project with Indego Africa, the ISARO jewelry collection for Flutter NYC, received international recognition and was even featured in the August 2012 issue of InStyle Magazine!
help us reach more cooperatives
Donate to the Incubator Fund so Indego Africa can reach more women and more cooperatives like Ejo Hazaza!Tell us why you like this project
- $2,950 Funding Goal
- $0 Still Needed
- 300 Lives Impacted
- Funded Jan 09, 2013
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