Koko & Tree’s contribution to making a difference in rural communities is embodied by our close affiliation with Ukuthunga, a self-sustaining non-profit organisation (NPO) that creates employment and provides skills development for rural women in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Ukuthunga empowers unemployed women from rural communities to produce individually crafted crocheted products. Since its inception in 2016, the original “queens of crochet” team of five has grown to 60 women whose unique handcrafted pieces have been exported as far afield as Australia, Europe and the United States.