Shared Interest
Bega Kwa Bega
Evelyn Ndinda checks the diameter of a mat that she has just weaved at Bega Kwa Bega in Korogocho slum, Nairobi.
Bega Kwa Bega is a fair trade handicraft group, based in Korogocho, one of Nairobi’s largest slums. Bega Kwa Bega is a Kiswahili expression meaning shoulder to shoulder. The goup was founded in 1991 with the help from the Catholic Church in Korogocho to help rehabilitate girls and women rescued from the streets. Bega Kwa Bega works with 4 groups which are split into product types – baskets, jewellery, dolls, and tie-dye fabric. Each group has 2 leaders who are democratically elected every year and who represent their groups along with an overall project coordinator.
Currently Bega Kwa Bega have limited resources for their production meaning they are unable to welcome any new girls or women who have been rescued from the streets into the group. However, financing from Shared Interest has helped Bega Kwa Bega to purchase further sewing machines and other equipment required for production therefore enabling the groups to welcome new girls and women into the group and increase production.
Shared Interest is a co-operative lending society that aims to reduce poverty in the world by providing fair and just financial services. We work with fair trade businesses all over the world, both producers and buyers, providing credit to help them trade and develop.
Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade.
Bega Kwa Bega
Evelyn Ndinda checks the diameter of a mat that she has just weaved at Bega Kwa Bega in Korogocho slum, Nairobi.
Bega Kwa Bega is a fair trade handicraft group, based in Korogocho, one of Nairobi’s largest slums. Bega Kwa Bega is a Kiswahili expression meaning shoulder to shoulder. The goup was founded in 1991 with the help from the Catholic Church in Korogocho to help rehabilitate girls and women rescued from the streets. Bega Kwa Bega works with 4 groups which are split into product types – baskets, jewellery, dolls, and tie-dye fabric. Each group has 2 leaders who are democratically elected every year and who represent their groups along with an overall project coordinator.
Currently Bega Kwa Bega have limited resources for their production meaning they are unable to welcome any new girls or women who have been rescued from the streets into the group. However, financing from Shared Interest has helped Bega Kwa Bega to purchase further sewing machines and other equipment required for production therefore enabling the groups to welcome new girls and women into the group and increase production.
Shared Interest is a co-operative lending society that aims to reduce poverty in the world by providing fair and just financial services. We work with fair trade businesses all over the world, both producers and buyers, providing credit to help them trade and develop.
Click here to learn how you can invest in fair trade.