Eco-chic bags from slum for five-star suites

Kawangware Vision Centre co-founders Maurice Auka (left) and Austine Githaiga during an interview at their workshop, in Kawangware 56, Nairobi on December 11, 2024.

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Twenty years ago, Augustine Githaiga, a co-founder of a packaging business in Nairobi’s Kawangware, could never have imagined supplying high-end hotels and spas across Kenya.

What began as a modest venture has blossomed into a transformative initiative, creating opportunities and empowering a community.

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