Meet the KAZI picnic basket! It's the perfect sunny day companion, ready to carry a delicious picnic in style! This hand-woven basket is super-sturdy and a true work of art. A fantastic accessory for anyone and a unique gift for birthdays or weddings too.
These breathtaking designs are handmade by talented woman in rural Uganda using the natural elephant grass to weave them.
From Swahili, meaning “employment jobs, source of income” KAZI’s mission is to create jobs and markets to alleviate poverty in Africa, empowering artisans to weave a better story for themselves. Baskets, plates + bowls are not only stunning table centrepieces but also do good. Made of organic dyed raffia + sweetgrass, each piece is carefully designed and made. Ideal for keys, masks, fruit, or simply being there themselves as art.
KAZI is currently one of only five companies to carry the Nest Seal of Ethical Handcraft on their Rwanda and Uganda products - the highest standards for assessing artisan homeworker production and supply chains. When you purchase these products, we hope you can feel good knowing everything is made ethically in a home or small workshop.
- Fair wage jobs
- Sustainable materials
- Quality craftsmanship
- Create employment for 4,575
artisans from Rwanda,
Uganda, and Ghana - Everyone deserves to make a fair wage
Nest Seal accredited
Global artisan work is notoriously unregulated, underserved, and unprotected. Nest ensures the production provides safe and empowering employment for all workers:
- Worker rights and wellbeing
- Child advocacy and protection
- Fair compensation and benefits
- Health and safety
- Environmental care
The material used for weaving in Bolgatanga is elephant grass, this grass is only available in the southern part of Ghana, Kumasi to be precise. The grasses are harvested and dried up, a process which might take up to three (3) days. It is then tied together in big bundles and transported to the Bolga markets. This is where most of the weavers buy their raw materials. The straw grass is further processed before weaving begins.
- Straw is collected and splitted then rolled/twisted for texture.
- Straw is dyed to give a vibrant color before weaving begins.
KAZI Handwoven Picnic Basket
- Approximately 13” D x 8” H
- Fair Trade
- Made in Ghana
- Products are made of elephant grass
- Organic dyes are used to dye the grass
- Profiled weaver tag is attached to each product
- Damp cloth clean only – do not submerge in water
- We are an exclusive retailer of Kazi - contact us in store for more styles and colours
- Made in an ethical, fair trade environment. Handwoven by a cooperative of women located in rural Uganda this one of a kind piece takes days to complete.
Cleaning
- If necessary, use a damp cloth to wipe or spot clean the basket.
- After serving bread or other dried foods, turn the product upside down: shake and tap to release crumbs and residue.
- Avoid using chemicals or detergents
- Made of natural fibers and grass; do not submerge in water.
- Due to being all natural fibers, keep dyed products out of direct sunlight for long periods of time to avoid natural fading.
- All natural products with little or no coloring do well in direct sunlight.