Keza

"KEZA is a social enterprise, driven by our desire to build sustainable businesses in Africa and elevate production standards in the international fashion industry. Africa is known primarily for corruption, disease and poverty, but that certainly is not the full scope of Africa. If we can rebrand Africa by showcasing their beauty and excellence, we might even change their expectations of themselves.

KEZA sustains itself through the sales of our products. In addition to providing free development service to our partners, we give 10% of our profits to the KEZA Foundation, which provides funding for equipment, facilities, and tools for our partners. When needed, it provides funding for school fees for their children and family health care in order to create an environment conducive for doing business.

We entered Rwanda in March of 2006 with the goal of developing businesses for women aspiring to break out of poverty and donor dependency. We bring designers from around the world to teach our African partners how to create high quality fashion goods. We provide them with quality control systems, assembly lines, and product manuals that enable them to consistently create avant-garde fashion. Through our experiences in Africa, we've created a template for developing thriving entrepreneurs, fully capable of running a successful and profitable business. Through the proliferation of their products, and progressive industry model, they play a significant role in rebranding Africa as a producer of fine couture fashion goods. Our partner's products are held in high regard because they are exclusive, quality and unique. Something beautiful and powerful happens when we create something others desire. It gives us purpose, importance and worth. KEZA provides our partners with a sustainable income, but equally as important, we create a path for them to experience DIGNITY." -Keza