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Karibu · Handmade in Kenya

Beautiful Bags
Brighter Futures

Mary Unique Designs creates stunning handmade bags while empowering women in Kenya’s villages with skills, income and hope.

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  • Women
    Empowered
  • Sustainable
    Handmade Products
  • Stronger
    Communities
Mary Nduta, founder of Mary Unique DesignsEmpowering
Women
Creating
Change
Kila mkoba una hadithiEvery bag carries a storyUmoja ni nguvuUnity is strengthHaba na haba hujaza kibabaLittle by little fills the measureMkono mtupu haulambwiSkill opens the doorKila mkoba una hadithiEvery bag carries a storyUmoja ni nguvuUnity is strengthHaba na haba hujaza kibabaLittle by little fills the measureMkono mtupu haulambwiSkill opens the door
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Our Impact

More Than Bags

Mary Unique Designs trains women in rural villages, helping them gain skills, income and independence through handcrafted bag making.

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Women smiling together during a sewing training session
500+Women Trained
17Years of Impact
300+Families Supported
VillagesAcross Kenya
A blue kanga printed with the Swahili proverb Mungu ni ngome kwa nyakati za shida
A real kanga jina“Mungu ni ngome kwa nyakati za shida”God is a fortress in times of trouble
Woven With Meaning

Every bag carries a story

Our bags are made from kanga and leso — the bright printed cotton of East Africa. For generations, women have worn the kanga to mark moments and pass on wisdom; each cloth even carries a printed Swahili proverb, the jina.

We gather fabrics from different communities and cultures across Kenya, so no two bags are alike. Carry one, and you carry a piece of that story — while helping the woman who made it write her own.

KangaLesoKitengeMaasai ShukaWoven Sisal
Mary at her sewing machine surrounded by colourful kanga fabricsMary at work
Mary’s Story

One sewing opportunity.
A movement of women.

Mary Nduta’s journey began with the Global Bag Project, where she designed sturdy, reusable bags in bright kanga fabric — and turned her sewing skills into food on the table and school fees for her children.

Today she runs her own enterprise, training women in villages across Kenya to do the same.

“I can employ more women, because there are so many other ladies out there who are suffering.” — Mary
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Three ways to make a difference

01Shop with purposeBeautiful, durable, reusable bags in African fabrics — each one with a story.02Meet the womenDiscover the makers behind the work and the skills that change their lives.03Support the missionHost a home party, order for your organisation, or fund training.
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