![]() ![]() Instead of these ladies relying on meagre government grants to survive, they now have an avenue through which they can earn several times that amount have restored levels of self-esteem and most importantly have a skill which we nurture and continue to improve. ![]() Blankets from Africa has now been operative for 6 years, during which time we have literally changed the lives of 40 or so families around the country. I contacted various local people in these small towns and slowly gathered small groups of women who wanted to improve their dire financial and social circumstances by learning how to knit to a quality where we would then be able to market the products. In all of the rural towns through which I travelled, the level of unemployment amongst women in particular was in excess of 90%. Blankets from Africa was born out of a road-trip I made several years ago, through parts of the Karoo. Q: What is your background and how did (your company) come about? How long have you had this business/when did you start it?Ī:For over a decade I ran a large interior design business, primarily designing and implementing projects in the hospitality and commercial sectors. ![]()
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