Incorporate sustainable gifting

Everybody likes to buy souvenirs. How about purchasing something meaningful?

Women in Namibia suffer from a low social status, which makes it difficult for them to find a job. As a result, the entire family lives in poverty. This vicious circle is often strengthened by a physical handicap or by diseases like tuberculosis and HIV AIDS. Penduka Project  tries to break this negative circle by providing these women with work. This way they can support their families and as a result their social status will improve both within their family and within their  local community.

Penduka is a non-governmental development organisation working with women in Katutura, the former black township of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. The ladies sew and embroider pillow cases, placemats, bags and other beautiful items with colourful African motives.

You can visit the project when you are in Namibia and you do a workshop led by Penduka women. When you are in the Penduka village and you grind mahango with a big wooden pestle. Or when you stay over after having listened to centuries-old stories that have been transmitted from mouth to mouth from generation to generation.

By purchasing a Penduka product you don’t just have a beautiful and unique product for  yourself, but you also contribute towards a better life for women in Namibia.