Description: The idea for Wezandla Crafts came about in 1996. The Zulu word Wezandla, meaning 'with hands' was to signify the products made by hand but also the reaching out and helping each other with our hands.
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This page doesn\'t support iframes. You can view the page in a separate window instead. '); document.writeln(' '); /* ]]> */ Location Elandsberg farm is found some 50km south of Dundee in the northern part of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. When looking out of our window we see the rugged hills of the old Zululand. The farm borders on tribal land; land which the Zulu's occupied even in the times of the British Empire. Within view to the north-east lie the battlefields of Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift, where the
The Zulu's in the area survive on subsistence farming, money sent down from the cities by the few migrant workers who are still able to find work, and on government grants and pensions. Unemployment in this area is put at close to 80%. The poverty and hopelessness of the local community touched and moved us to take action to restore hope and pride to the people.
The idea for Wezandla Crafts came about in 1996. The Zulu word Wezandla, meaning "with hands" was to signify the products made by hand but also the reaching out and helping each other with our hands. Most of the people we wanted to reach (women) are house bound as they have other chores to attend to such as fetching water, collecting firewood, tending to cattle and crops as well as seeing to the family needs. The idea of using their traditional skills to manufacture crafts at home in their spare time came a