Our Story

Not charity. Not fast fashion. Just real people making real things.
Marie & Claartje, founders of HAKI.
An anthropologist and a psychologist, working alongside these makers since 2009 through their foundation Lala Salama.
We've known our makers since 2009. Long before HAKI
We met in a children's home in Oloitokitok. Not as “founders and beneficiaries” but as people.
We stayed family long after the world moved on.
We saw the same problems repeat:
  • Studying is expensive
  • Starting a business feels impossible
  • Opportunities are rare
  • Talent gets stuck
So we built HAKI together
a real business with real pay, real savings, real futures.
This isn't a project. It's long-term loyalty. Built in Kenya.
70% salary now 30% savings fund 100% dignity, opportunity, skill

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