Memory Stick Project

Kharkams and Kimberley, Northern Cape Province

CraftSouthAfrica was contracted by Conservation International (CI) to develop a craft enterprise for historically disadvantaged individuals in Kharkams, Northern Cape Province. An income generation project was established around the production of Memory Sticks made from alien vegetation. A further contract was awarded by the National Development Agency (NDA) for the training of crafters in Kimberley.
In both of these trainings, Byron Qually of ...XYZ Design and Leonard Shapiro of CraftSouthAfrica worked together on training the crafters to make Memory Sticks to an exacting quality standard.

The alien vegetation used is supplied by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry’s Working for Water Programme (DWAF/WFW). Funding for these two development projects was provided by SKEPPIES through the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the National Development Agency (NDA) respectively.

...XYZ Design and CraftSouthAfrica have combined their respective strengths in the industrial design and craft sector to develop unique products that have market relevance.

For more information visit: www.houttegnologie.co.za and www.technologycrafters.co.za