Women's Project

jewellery with a sense of responsibility

In 2009 we started to train women in Togo / West Africa in the demanding technique of bead crocheting. Since 2010 they have been manufacturing Sakiba's creations with great skill. The finishing (such as attaching the clasps) takes place in our studio in Vienna.

Through fair wages and decent working conditions, we are able offer these women sustainable employment. Thus they can not only look after their families and enable their children to go to school, they also contribute to the economic strengthening of their social environment.
We are regularly on site ourselves to ensure that not only the living and working conditions of the women are dignified, but that they also manage the fruits of their labor independently. We accompany and support them in all technical, organizational and social issues.

Our training does not oblige women to work with us after their apprenticeship. In fact, some of them make their own jewellery today and sell it in local shops or markets.

By buying a piece of jewellery from Sakiba, you are giving these women the courage and strength they need to create a stable basis for a future in their own country for themselves, their families and, above all, their children.

the women in Togo

  • Benedicte

    When she began working with us, Benedicte was 20 years old. Her son's father had left her and as she had no education, she had been depending on the help of relatives. Today she can support herself and her son.

  • Abla

    When she began working with us, Abla was 30 years old and had 2 children. She didn't have an education and her husbands income alone couldn't sustain the family. Thanks to our cooperation her and her family have a good living now.

  • Bernadette und Abla
    The women meet regularly to work together and support one another.


    The motto of our crocheters “You might have the clocks, but we have the time!”

Patrick Atta

Patrick is French with Togolese roots. From the beginning he has coordinated the work of our women crocheters in Togo and looks after them in economic, health and social issues. In addition to our Sakiba project, he works in the field of water technology in West Africa.
The motto of our crocheters “You might have the clocks, but we have the time!”