We have partnered up with the Tjanpi Desert Weavers and NPY Women’s Council with 5% from all raffia sales will be rebated every quarter.

Tjanpi Desert Weavers is a not-for-profit social enterprise of NPY Women’s Council, a service delivery, advocacy and support organisation for Aboriginal women living in 26 desert communities in the cross-border regions of WA, SA and the NT. Tjanpi Desert Weavers was created by NPY women to give over 400+ women on country regular income from selling their fibre art.

The sales will support the program of skills development workshops held in remote communities to provide women with the skills to create fibre art. Tjanpi provides a culturally and socially appropriate avenue for creating income for women in communities faced with such severe disadvantage. Immediate payment for even small works is often enough to meet basic necessities. Tjanpi’s activities bring women together to create artwork thus offering companionship, support and opportunities to re-connect with family and cross-community
collaboration within the NPY lands. The delivery of workshops throughout the year improves the technical, creative and professional skills of senior and emerging artists and encourages young women to learn the skills to create a basket or sculpture. Tjanpi empowers women to provide for their families and enhances well-being through achievement, pride in creative work, positive identity and reduced welfare
dependence.