>1,700 women involved in the Hadithi craft venture generating $250,000 in annual profit

Weaving baskets is a tradition in native Taita culture, a tribe of people living in the hills in South Eastern Kenya. The project supports basket weaving womens groups in the project zone, to provide women with an alternative livelihood option, connecting them to external markets, building capacity and impoving product quality of local craft groups. The Kasigau REDD+ Project provides facilities and logistical assistance, supporting over 1700 women in the weaving venture. As a result, 61 womens working groups have generated a profit of $250,000/year, a 25-fold increase since 2014.