Kazi Goods
Handwoven artisan home decor from Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana, and Tanzania
Verified LeaderRaffia, sweetgrass, sisal, and banana leaf. All materials are native to the production regions and responsibly harvested.
Wages are 6-10x previous artisan earnings, set using a fair wage calculator developed with Nest. Artisans are paid upon item completion, not upon sale.
All Across Africa is the publicly traceable parent company. Cooperative structures are formally registered with local governments in each operating country.
The Nest Seal is the only certification measuring social compliance within informal artisan supply chains. Covers wages, materials, child labor, and traceability.
Every major claim made by Kazi Goods is independently verifiable through the Nest audit, cooperative registrations, and published impact data. No gap detected between public statements and observable evidence.
Kazi Goods is a handwoven home decor brand working with over 4,000 artisans across four African countries. Their parent company, All Across Africa, created the direct-to-artisan model that powers the brand. They are one of ten companies globally to hold the Nest Seal, and the only one currently operating on the African continent. Fair wages are set before product pricing using a published calculator developed in partnership with Nest. Annual on-site audits verify compliance across all cooperatives.
Key Evidence Sources
The only certification measuring social compliance exclusively within informal supply chains. Covers wages, working conditions, materials, child labor, and traceability. Renewed annually through on-site audit.
Artisan cooperatives in Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana, and Tanzania are formally registered entities with elected leadership and documented codes of conduct.
Wages set using a methodology co-developed with Nest that factors in time, materials, opportunity cost, and cost of living. Artisan representatives participate in wage negotiation.
Published on kazigoods.com. Details wage structure, artisan count, country operations, and cooperative model. Consistent with independently verified claims.
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