Zimba-Arts wholesale

About Zimba-Arts

Zimba-Arts specializes in fair trade art from Africa, handmade from recycled and sustainable materials. The company was founded by Shadreck Huni, a Dutchman with Zimbabwean roots, who began making and selling traditional art from Zimbabwe to finance his studies in the Netherlands. His art soon gained popularity at European art markets, festivals and trade shows; and so he made the decision to help other young people in his home country by importing the handmade artwork created by his old schoolmates in Zimbabwe, where over 72% of the population is living in poverty. This is the seed that has grown into Zimba-Arts, a company that now supplies over 400 retailers in 6 countries. The funds raised by the sale of this artwork continue to help pay for educations, support children and feed families in the same communities where the art is handmade. As Founder and CEO, Shadreck now works with groups of artists in the high-density suburbs of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city, offering mentorship that helps to increase their skills and make their art accessible beyond the African market. In 2014, Zimba-Arts expanded its collaboration and mentorship to include artists in Ongata Rongai, a peri-urban settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. Shadreck believes in the creativity, talent and potential of each of these young artists, and he strives to help them achieve a sustainable income by creating and selling their art. Read their story