TechnoServe partners with Ekhaya Cultural Tours

TechnoServe Swaziland has partnered with Ekhaya Cultutal Tours, which would facilitate handicraft tours for delegates, organisations, or visitors who would like a guided tour and history of handcrafted products contained in the newly launched corporate handcraft catalogue.
The tours, said TechnoServe’s handicrafts consultant Gail Mawocha, would cover all the producer outlets and can be arranged as a full day or half day visits. “Visitors would be afforded the opportunity to see some of the crafters at work and the opportunity to buy products with a social responsibility story,” she said.
She added that such initiatives as the corporate catalogue launch were a strategy to create opportunities for disadvantaged communities in Swaziland to earn an income and have a livelihood for themselves and their families.
“We would like to thank the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the ministry for supporting TechnoServe initiatives, especially the growth of the handicraft industry thus ensuring that traditional handicraft skills are enhanced and passed down to upcoming generations,” she said.
Most importantly, Mawocha noted that the success of the catalogue would ensure that many more ‘Bogogo’ in the rural areas have a means for survival and play an integral part in ensuring that Swaziland is put on the world map as a handicraft destination.

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