Rukanga is a group of 58 weavers who live in a dry, arid part of southeastern Kenya, just two hours from the coast. With limited ability to farm, these weavers rely on basket weaving as their main source of income.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Beatrice is 31 years old and has been weaving for three years. She has three daughters.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Catherine is 51 years old and has been weaving for 19 years. She has five children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Christine is 38 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has four children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Clerah is 46 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has four children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Daphine is 50 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has 4 children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Dorcas is 36 years old and has been weaving for five years. She has five children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Doris is 50 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has two children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Dorothy is 57 years old and has been weaving for three years. She has three children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Elina is 76 years old and has been weaving for two years (she is known for fine-weave weaving!). She has one daughter.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Elizabeth is 41 years old and has been weaving for seven years. She has five children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Emily is 45 years old and has been weaving for three years. She has six children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Esther is 40 years old and has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has four children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Eunice is 33 years old and has been weaving for six years. She has five children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Eunice is 30 years old and has been weaving for two years. She has two children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Florence is 47 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has four children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Florence is 78 years old and has been weaving for one year. She has two daughters.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Florence is 40 years old and has been weaving for seven years. She has three boys.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Francisco is 60 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has four children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Gladness is 37 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has four children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Gladys is 61 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has five children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Gladys is 41 years old and has been weaving for seven years. She has six children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Grace doesn't know her exact age but has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has seven children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Hannah is 43 years old and has been weaving for four years. She is a single mom to two daughters.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Hannah is 46 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has four children (one is a member of the group!) and she is the Chairwoman of Rukanga.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Hendrita is 52 years old and has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has seven children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Jane is 46 years old and has been weaving for one year. She has three children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Joyce is 29 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has two daughters.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Joyce is 27 years old and has been weaving for five years. She has two children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Joyce does not know her exact age but has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has seven children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Judith is 37 years old and has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has three children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Kezia is 73 years old and has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has nine children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Lilian is 29 years old and has been weaving for three years. She has five children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Luciana is 64 years old and has been weaving for five years. She has six children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Luciana is 47 years old and has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has six children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Lydiah is 45 years old and has been weaving for 14 years. She is a founding member of Rukanga. She has four children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Madline is 55 years old and has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has five children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Margaret is 42 years old and has been weaving for three years. She has three children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Mariam is 36 years old and has been weaving for three years. She has three children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Mary is 35 years old and has been weaving for three years. She has three children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Matilda is 29 years old and has been weaving for one year. She has four children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Mercy is 73 years old and has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has seven children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Miriam is 84 years old and has been weaving for seven years. She is happy about weaving because she can use the income to buy necessary medications for an eye issue. She has five children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Phenny is 65 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has eight children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Rachel is 49 years old and has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has four children and is the Treasurer of Rukanga.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Rose is 63 years old and has been weaving for more than 10 years. She is a single mother to one daughter.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Rose is 73 years old and has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has seven children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Roseline is 44 years old and has been weaving for 10 years. She has four daughters.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Selestina is 59 years old and has been weaving more than 10 years. She is a founding member of Rukanga. She has three daughters.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Selestina is 29 years old and has been weaving for three years. She has one daughter.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Selina is 50 years old and has been weaving more than 10 years. She has seven children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Sophia is 34 years old and has been weaving for two years. She has two daughters.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Tabitha is 56 years old and has been weaving for more than 10 years. She has seven children.
Rukanga Basket Weavers
Vailet is 44 years old and has been weaving for 14 years. She has five children.