Kataka Self Help Group
Kataka Self Help GroupIn Kenya waste is a major issue creating environmental problems for the wildlife, marine eco-system and of course health hazards for humans. Ngerende Island Lodge has initiated projects to help the local communities in the Masai Mara and people living in the urban slums of Nairobi to earn a sustainable livelihood. We are encouraging the local Masai ladies to make bead crafts which we offer to guests staying with us at the lodge, providing the women an outlet for their crafts. For the people living in the “Kataka Slum” near Karen, we have donated a workshop with machinery to produce various products from recycled materials. Residents are free to visit the workshop and if desired create their own products. We encourage the slum dwellers to collect and make individual and unique products such as sculptures, fashion accessories, jewellery and handbags all made from flipflops, recycled waste products such as tyre tubes, sisal or polythene papers. |
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These products, both from the Masai community and the self-help group in the slum, are handcrafted and all products are generously priced to provide reasonable earnings for the otherwise impoverished but talented artisans and sculptors. The earnings allow them to provide for themselves and families in terms of food, medical bills and education. If you would like to helpBy buying the products, you help to preserve the environment and provide a regular source of income to an inspired group of people who will receive a fair wage for their work. 
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