Welcome to Zingira Nyanza Community Crafts

       

Zingira Nyanza is a community based organisation situated in Kisumu, Western Kenya. We co-ordinate the efforts of local artisans to produce a range of handicraft products made from recycled and locally sourced materials.

Our work is inclusive of all tribes living in the Kisumu area. We work with people of both genders from 18 years old and upwards. There are currently 20 artisans working in the organisation. 

 

  • Products
    Here is a sample selection of some of the products we create using recycled materials.
    All of out products are priced in Kenyan Shillings (Ksh), but we are happy to accept orders in other currencies.
    If you would like to convert your currency into Ksh currency conversion options can be found here.
    To give you a rough estimate at the time of writing 66 ksh = 1 USD.

    We are continuously designing new products and updating our range, please check this page regularly to see our latest products.
    We plan to have the rest of our catalogue online soon.


    • Recycled Paper Cards 
                                 Info    Price (Ksh) 
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    A range of handmade cards made from recycled paper and banana fibre. The dancing boy motifs on the front are created from recycled wire and tin.
    All of the wire used in our products is sourced from local scrap metal dealers, and our tin comes from rejected tin from a local bottle-top manufacturer, and tin we have collected ourselves.

    All cards come with an envelope and are roughly 6 by 4 inches in size.





     




    150 ksh per Card.

    100 ksh for orders of 10 or over











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      Here are just a selection of our cards. We have a large selection of alternative colours and designs. Please contact us for details of additional designs.










         
                 
    •  Recycled Paper Necklaces
               
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    A selection of necklaces made with beads and tightly wound rolls of paper, collected from waste colour-print paper.

    Each necklace has a lightweight metal screw clasp.

    Necklaces are available in two sizes, approximately 10 inches or 17 inches in length.







     



    Small:100 ksh Large:200 ksh















    •  Recycled Tin Bookmarks
               
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    Bookmarks made from recycled tin, hand-painted with traditional African images. Bookmarks are roughly 4 by 1.5 inches in size.








      100 ksh










    •  Recycled Tin Containers
               
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    A range of containers made from recycled tin, hand-painted with colourful African images.
    We have many different colours, shapes and designs of tin containers, please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for more details of this range.

    Roughly sizes in inches are:

    Small; 2 x 2 x 2

    Large; 5 x 3 x 3











     
    Small Size

    (Yellow tins)

    180 ksh

    Large Size

    250 ksh











    •  Recycled Wire Mobiles
               
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    We have a large range of mobiles, constructed from a combination of recycled wire and tin.

    All of our mobiles cover an area of approximately 20 inches by 6 inches


















     

    All mobiles =
    400 ksh























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    Dolphin mobile, made from recycled tin and iron and handpainted.











      400 ksh












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    Bicycle mobile, made from wire and bottle-tops










      400 ksh










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    Fish mobile, made from recycled tin and handpainted.









      400 ksh










    •  Recycled Wire Bicycles
               
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    Handcrafted bicycles made from recycled wire.
    Bikes are roughly 7 inches by 4 inches in size












      250 ksh













    •  Recycled Wire Cars
               
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    Wire frame VW Beetle, constructed from recycled wire. Tyres are made with wire coated with rubber.

    Cars are roughly 6 inches by 3 by 2 inches in size


      300 ksh







    •  Recycled Metal Hooks
               
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    Recycled metal hooks, made from tin and recycled iron. Our iron is all sourced from scrap metal merchants then hand-painted.

    Hooks are approximately 6 x 10 inches in size.

     
    850 ksh






    •  Water Hyacinth Placemats
               
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    Handwoven water hyacinth placemats. All of our water hyacinth has been sourced from Lake Victoria.

    To read more about the issues relating to water hyacinth in Kisumu see our section here









     
    450 ksh for a set of 4













    • Water Hyacinth Hand Woven Bag
               
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    Handwoven bag made from water hyacinth sourced from Lake Victoria.

    Small bags are approximately 10 inches by 6 inches by 8.5 inches
     
    Small = 800 ksh

    Large = 1200 ksh

    • Water Hyacinth Furniture
               
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     We make custom furniture to design using recycled steel frames woven with water hyacinth from Lake Victoria. We can make any style of furniture using these techniques. If you are interested please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with your design requirements.


       
    • Recycled Plastic Bags
               
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    Handbag made from recycled plastic bags. We can make bags in any combination of black, green, white, yellow, blue, please contact us to request details.

    Our recycled plastic bags are approximately 10 inches by 6 inches by 8.5 inches

    To read the issues the Kisumu community faces relating to plastic bags, and how we use these waste products to create strond durable bags, please click here
     
    800 ksh












    • Recycled Christmas Decorations
               
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    Handpainted Christmas tree decorations made from recycled tin.

    Christmas trees are available in red, blue, green, and orange.
     
    Santa & Stars = 100 ksh

    Tree = 250 ksh
    • Recycled Wire Earrings
               
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    Earrings are made from recycled wire and tin (ear-ring hooks are all new and fully sterilized)
      150 ksh

    • Rag Dolls
               
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    Rag dolls are created from discarded material off-cuts and clothing.
     

     350 ksh

    • Recycled Tin Briefcases
               
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    Our tin briefcases are made from misprinted bottle cap sheets from a local drinks bottling factory, with a wooden carved handle.
    This example shows the tusker bottle top print, but we also make tin briefcases from coca-cola prints. These cases come in two sizes.

     
    Small = 1800 ksh

    Large = 2500 ksh


    • Water Hyacinth / Steel Fruit Basket
               
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    A combination of a strong steel frame with three baskets woven from water hyacinth
     

    3800 ksh
     






  • If you wish to purchase or help to distribute any of our products, we would be very pleased to hear from you. We also welcome trade enquiries. Please contact us This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it