About Uganda Crafts

Our recycled paper necklaces and some of our baskets are handmade in Uganda, Africa. The process of making these crafts and accessories is create employment opportunities for disadvantaged artisans. Muenda purchases these gifts from Uganda Crafts. Uganda Crafts 2000 Limited is a Ugandan owned Fair Trade Craft wholesaler providing long term employment and training for the disadvantaged - particularly widows, youth, the disabled and those living with HIV/AIDS.

Uganda Crafts is a proud member of IFAT The International Federation for Alternative trade and is guided by their mission and goals of: To create and sustain jobs, especially for the marginalized and disadvantaged, people with disabilities, widows, orphans, and people living with HIV. To improve the living standards of the artisans, who we work with, through Fair Trade craft production guided by Fair Trade principles. To mobilize rural and urban women into handicraft production groups according to the nature of their productivity. To train groups in the basics of handicrafts production and quality management. To improve the quality of Ugandan handicrafts by encouraging uniform standards, creativity and ingenuity in designs, colors, patterns and materials. To preserve traditional African cultures by marketing and promoting various handicrafts locally and internationally. To support environmental sustainability and increase the economic viability of village living by encouraging in-home production using local materials. One of Muenda' s goals is to place emphasis on supporting the most vulnerable artisans in developing countries who often face tremendous difficulties to find long term employment. We are proud to work with these groups in helping them achieve independence and self confidence.