EMPOWERING WOMEN
Each Afari product sold directly benefits the women harvesting our Bulbine frutescens in rural Limpopo, South Africa.
This incredible team of female harvesters receives a 1% share of turnover each year.
As an Afari customer, you keep this circle of upliftment flowing.
Meet the Harvesters
Maria Malepane
Role: Lab supervisor What do you love about your job? Hopes for the future:
Maria is motivated by the fact that she is creating products that will help people heal.
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? Hopes for the future:
Florah enjoys learning new skills and putting them into practice.
She hope's her child's ambition will be realised when they become a policeman or doctor.
Pascaline Mashabela
Role: Harvesting and processing What do you love about your job? Hopes for the future:
Pascaline likes to challenge herself. She enjoys the sense of accomplishment when she surpasses her daily production goal.
She hopes her children will pass matric and attend university.
Anna Kobola
Role: Cleaner What do you love about your job? Hopes for the future:
Keeping everything clean and organised helps the team work efficiently.
Anna would like to see both her children complete their education and enter the professional world.
Violet Marakalala
Role: Harvesting and processing What do you love about your job? Hopes for the future:
The continuous opportunity to learn new skills and grow.
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.