Give Africa as a Gift to Your Guests
Are you planning a wedding or a special event and don’t know what to give your guests? We get it, we’ve been there. Cigars, keychains, fans, purses… the usual favours repeat themselves at every celebration. So we came up with a better idea: African gifts for your event.
Original, beautiful and meaningful gifts
It was thanks to a wedding and the bride’s request to give Benin fans as favours that we discovered the possibility of offering African gifts to wedding guests.
At that first event we put together a complete collection of more than 150 fans for all the guests: African fans for the ladies and African-inspired buckles for the gentlemen. It all depends on the hosts’ taste.
On the right, Paloma, one of the guests, with one of the fans we sent. Thank you, Paloma, for the photo!
A gift your guests will remember
It’s unique
Every item is handmade in Africa. Quality and style stay consistent, but each one uses different materials and prints. Guests almost fought over their favourite colours.
It has a purpose
We are a non-profit: all payments go towards local economic development and the beach clean-ups we run in Africa.
It tells a story
By giving an object you fund a social project on African beaches. And all in your guest’s name!
It boosts local markets
You support the development of local markets in the countries of origin: Benin, Nigeria and Ghana.
The card that gives the gift its meaning
We leave a card with the African gifts so guests understand the meaning of the present beyond its material value. Of course, we personalise the card to your taste and the theme of your event.
Our collection of African gifts for events
A carefully curated selection of handmade gifts from Benin, Nigeria and Ghana. More than gifts, a chance to celebrate Africa’s cultural heritage and support a good cause.
What we most likely have in stock are African hand fans (pai pai), because we buy in large volumes for events like yours. In every detail you will find the story and passion of the artisans. As they are handmade, every fan is unique: you will receive all kinds of colours and prints.
This is a small sample of our current display. For events that need dozens or even hundreds of items, choosing one by one isn’t practical: tell us the quantity and we’ll offer a competitive price and on-time delivery. Shipping is from Benin. See our volume prices for wedding fans here.
Do we have more products?
Yes, we have other kinds of gifts: from colourful fabrics to intricate sculptures, each item expresses the ingenuity and creativity of local communities. Our availability and stock can be limited: take a look at our African crafts to see the range of products we usually work with.
If you want a specific African gift for your wedding, get in touch: with enough time we can try to source it. At other events we have offered African-themed tie clips and cufflinks.
Fans for every celebration
You support local markets and our social projects on African beaches
By choosing African gifts for your event you don’t just get exceptional products: part of our profits fund clean-up days in Africa. Every purchase has a real, positive impact on people and on the planet. Thank you for being part of this cause!
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