Kiondo basket, M

In Kenya, handmade Kiondo baskets encourage local women to be entrepreneurial and independent, as well as provide an opportunity for independent income generation. The material is recycled sisal and plastic tape. The material of the handles is leather. Country of manufacture Kenya, designed in Finland. Height approx. 28 cm, diameter approx. 25 cm (size varies by basket).
Mifuko is WFTO certified and all products are manufactured in accordance with Fair Trade principles in small workshops and women's groups in Kenya's cities and rural areas. Mifuko's partner workshops provide their employees with further training, a regular livelihood and good working conditions. Openness and transparency guide Mifuko's operations: Mifuko is aware of who works in the workshops and how and when the work is done. In addition, Mifuko ensures that working conditions remain in good condition.
Mifuko also cooperates with the Mifuko Trust charity. Among other things, the organization has participated in a pilot project to improve sanitation and hygiene, as well as a campaign to collect time-consuming and lamp-saving solar cell lights for Mifuko artisans - electricity is a rare luxury in rural Kenya.