African Creations is a small family business from Ghana and UK. We work closely with local artisan basket weavers in Africa (Ghana) to bring you authentic fair trade African baskets.
Our exquisite baskets and crafts are made in areas where there are very few opportunities to grow crops due to unfavourable weather conditions. Basket weaving and other crafts are important sources of income to these families, especially if they can sell them at fair prices in Europe. We are thrilled to play a part in making these beautiful baskets available in the UK at affordable prices.
At African Creations, we believe in trade not aid, as we grow together as partners. Buying your basket from us means we can buy more often and also in large quantities from our partner weavers in Ghana. This provides them with sustainable income throughout the year. They are able to provide for themselves, their family and the educational needs of their children.Every basket you buy from us empowers a weaver.
Alison retired from a long career in the health service in February of 2021. She decided to turn her sewing hobby into a business and makes soft furnishings and bags from wax print fabrics. Alison is in charge of manufacturing the fabric items; sourcing and buying a diversifying range of products from small businesses in Ghana. As well as previously selling the products on the Etsy platform, she has also very much enjoyed engaging with customers face to face from her market stall.
Iddris Lived in Assin Foso, a town in the central region of Ghana until July 2019 when he came to live in the UK to be with his wife, Ruth. He graduated from the University for Development Studies, in the Upper West Region of Ghana in 2018 with a BSc in Accounting. He manages finance in the business and advises on cultural matters. He keeps us all grounded!
Ruth read Human Geography at Manchester Metropolitan University and graduated in 2018 . She currently works in industry as a technical customer service adviser. She has a real eye for detail and accuracy. Ruth also makes our jewellery and is in charge of social media. Ruth completed her dissertation on the subject of Creativity in Ghana and how Ghanaians relate to it.