Made with Love: How Our Ethically Sourced Hats are Made

At Seek Wander Share, we partner with established Artisan groups to create and spread positive social and economical impacts around the globe. Whether you’re seeking out ethically sourced women’s clothing or accessories, or just find yourself falling in love with our handwoven Straw Fedora , the story behind how these incredibly cute hats are made is both meaningful and resonating. Turns out shopping for adorable accessories is both fun, ethical and rewarding. When you learn the story behind how these beautiful handmade creations come to life, you’ll fall even more in love.

Our feather embroidered Straw Fedora was borne from a collaboration with between Indego Africa and Prymal . Indego Africa is a forward thinking nonprofit social enterprise & lifestyle brand that supports women in Rwanda through economic empowerment and education. Prymal, an ethically sourced accessories brand, believes in creating high quality goods while strengthening the local economy and preserving the environment. Together, they created our handwoven Straw Fedora, that brings economic empowerment and education to Indego Africa’s female artisans and fair trade wages and sustainability to local Ecuador Artisans.

The Handmade Process

Artisan Impact

Indego Africa is dedicated to creating a positive impact for their female Artisans through breaking intergenerational cycles of poverty by focusing on economic empowerment and education. By providing their Artisan’s multiple platforms through which to sell their creations, on IndegoAfrica.org and through both physical boutiques and online boutiques like Seek Wander Share ,    Indego Africa is creating an environment in which their female Artisans can flourish as independent businesswomen and spread development throughout their communities. In addition, through pooling 100% of profits from sales, like those made on Seek Wander Share, donations and grant support, Indego Africa is able to fund job skills training programs in business management, technology, entrepreneurship, and English & Kinyarwanda literacy.

With a focus on supporting fair trade for their local Artisans, of which 90% are women, Prymal is creating economic opportunity with healthy work environments and sustainable, locally sourced materials for Ecuador Artisans. Prymal is committed to preserving the dignity of the Artisan’s traditional technique through 100% handmade straw hats.

Join the Journey

When you purchase our handwoven Straw Fedora on Seek Wander Share, you are becoming a part of the meaningful economic empowerment and education that Indego Africa is bringing to their female Artisans. Suddenly shopping can mean so much more than just a cute hat (although a VERY cute hat indeed!). It means bringing fair trade and wages to skilled Artisans in Ecuador handcrafting straw hats from ethically sourced sustainable resources… under the moonlight.

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