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Craft Group
 
Tekera Craft Group started with a few local women who live in Tekera/Lwega and enjoyed making traditional crafts. Now over 50 local women are involved in the Group. Members come to make crafts at the Centre during the week and then the crafts are sold in Masaka. Brigitte has worked hard to develop a market for the crafts and has found some outlets in Masaka and at an equator merchant.

Each craftswoman receives 50% of the sale price of the item sold, and the other 50% is used by the group to buy materials and equipment. This involves each item made being tagged by the woman who makes it - giving her name, group number and the price. The tags are then removed when the item is sold and returned to the Centre where the payments are organized and signed for by the group members.

Recently the members held elections to formalize the structure of the group. The elected group President is Annet Nabawanuka. She is assisted by Brigitte Daley, Treasurer, and Aida Nafuka, Record-keeper.

The aim of the Group is: To work together on our crafts, improve our skills and make money for our members.

Crafts that the group makes:
Baskets
Mats
Brooms
Bags
Jewelry
Children’s dolls and mobiles

Click here to download the Group leaflet. (Adobe reader required)
 

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