Our Impact

“The income generated from handcrafts purchased by you the consumer is crucial. It has as a positive domino affect in the lives of our artisans, producers and their families. Our handcrafts are high quality, socially responsible and produced following fair trade principles and practices.”

-Chris Gay, founder Ayindisa, LLC

OUR IMPACT

Bernice Ot-Ankra is a talented designer, artisan and the founder of Bags by Bernice in Accra, Ghana. She creates one-of-a kind hand made designer handbags exclusively for Ayindisa, LLC. For a long time Bernice has been working and producing her unique handbags in a room that was inside the home of a friend. However recently she has had the opportunity to move into a new building, which is clean, safe and large enough, so she can work, display and sell her products in. She is very happy and loves everyone who has supported her and buys from her. This was made possible with help from Komart, a local NGO and Ayindisa, LLC.

The women of Asuntaba "We help each other" artisan basket co-op are using their new income to buy food and send their children to school. We are also working with these artisans to address their needs by building a new shelter so they will have a bigger, clean and safer working environment to create their beautiful hand woven baskets exclusively for Ayindisa, LLC.

Ayindisa’s expert drum maker Dagando recently finished building a brand new drum shop of his own on June 16, 2007 in Ghana with a micro-credit loan he received from Ayindisa, LLC. Now he is able to sell his drums to tourists. This additional revenue has enabled him to help some of his relatives go to school. Dagando is also using some of his income to fix his family’s home in the North, which was destroyed, in the devastating floods that ravaged much of the Northern part of Ghana and West Africa recently. Right now he is currently helping his sister to start a small business in Accra selling DVD’s.

Ayindisa, LLC is committed to only working with artisans, producers and organizations that practice fair trade principles and practices.