About Us
Kamay Krafts started informally in September 1991. At first it was a small embroidery project to give women in the slum areas of Manila some extra income. For a number of reasons women are often the most disadvantaged group amongst the poor. For some of the women the income they earn at Kamay Krafts is the only money they receive to support their whole family.
The project was started by missionaries of Servants to Asia's Urban Poor. Members of this mission seek a wholistic approach to improving the situation of urban poor folk. To this end they live (with their families) in the slums as the best way to get to know the deep heart felt needs of the poor. More about Servants: "https://www.servantsasia.org"
Soon Kamay Krafts co-op became the independent organization that it is today - controlled and managed entirely by the urban poor women. The mission still has a close informal association of encouragement and advice when asked for. This informal support is facilitated by SERVANTS and Kamay Krafts sharing office space.
Wherever possible Kamay Krafts seeks to sell directly to the public. This keeps us in closer contact with the needs of the customers and often enables a higher return for our labour.
However, we welcome resellers (in all countries) who appreciate theaims of the cooperative and who have a heart for the poor. Many of our resellers are small scale. They just sell to their family, friends and associates. We already have small scale resellers in 7 countries. If you are interested in selling our products then go to our reseller page.