Empowering Women and their Communities
Bulbine frutescens is the hero ingredient in the Afari Collection.
Each Afari product sold directly benefits the women harvesting this plant in rural Limpopo, South Africa.
This incredible team of female producers receive a 10% share of our profits each year. As an Afari customer, you keep this circle of upliftment flowing.
MARIA MALEPANE
Role: Lab supervisor
What do you love about your job?
Maria is motivated by the fact that she is creating products that will help people heal.
Hopes for the future:
She hopes that her children will enter the professional world as healthcare workers, where they can help others.
FLORAH MAKOBELA
Role: Producer
What do you love about your job?
Florah enjoys learning new skills and putting them into practice.
Hopes for the future:
She hope's her child's ambition will be realised when they become a policeman or doctor.
VIOLET MARAKALALA
Role: Harvesting and processing
What do you love about your job?
The continuous opportunity to learn new skills and grow.
Hopes for the future:
Violet hopes that her 4 children will become doctors, policemen and teachers so that they can take care of her when she's a pensioner.
ANNA KOBOLA
Job: Cleaner
What do you love about your job?
Keeping everything clean and organised helps the team work efficiently.
Hopes for the future:
Anna would like to see both her children complete their education and enter the professional world.
PASCALINE MASHABELA
Job: Harvesting and processing
What do you love about your job?
Pascaline likes to challenge herself. She enjoys the sense of accomplishment when she surpasses her daily production goal.
Hopes for the future:
She hopes her children will pass matric and attend university.
NERSIA MASHABELA
Role: Processing
What do you love about your job?
Knowing that the products she helps produce will improve people's skin health.
Hopes for the future:
Nersia hopes that the business will grow and create more jobs in her community.
JOHANNA MANABILE
Role: Producer
What do you love about your job?
Blending the raw materials together to create the finished product.
Hopes for the future:
Johanna wants to continue her education, so that she can further her career.
MODJADJI RATSHILAVHI
Role: Reception & sales
What do you love about your job?
Building relationships, providing solutions and closing deals.
Hopes for the future:
Modjadji is determined to help the business grow, as she knows that her success will also benefit her community.