Arklow, Co. Wicklow
arklow
Business Hours
Flexible
Karibu Sokoni
Sokoni is a social enterprise that sources products from low to medium artisans from Tanzania and sells them worldwide.
Independent artisans as well as community groups are our target products providers.
Shopping at Sokoni means supporting the people who make the products as well as the person that sells them.
We source out the best quality at reasonable prices.
All our prices include shipping costs for Ireland.
For outside Ireland additional postal costs will apply.
Happy Shopping!
Welcome to Sokoni!
We are a social enterprise with focus on sourcing and selling products from low to medium artisans from Tanzania.
We have teamed up with individuals as well as a widow's group called Mjane Jasiri with the hope of finding a global market for their fabulous creations.
When you shop at Sokoni, you're not only supporting the person behind Sokoni but also individuals whose products are featured!
Featured Products
Catherine Kayya Murphy
Habari | A chara
I am the person behind Sokoni, a business registered in Ireland.
Sokoni is a Swahili word meaning "At the market."
The idea for Sokoni has been lingering since 2010 when i first moved to Ireland, but i started implementing it in 2016/2017 when i visited back home and brought with me a few handmade merchandise some of which were for my household and some were to be sold.
I was impressed by the response i got from my friends hence i got the strength to keep going on and growing to where i am today.
At first i only relied on one supplier as my capital was very small, and i was a student as well as a parent so money was very tight. But now i have 4 suppliers and growing. There are some merchandise i stock but there are others that are not stocked in Ireland but once a customer buys they're shipped immediately from Tanzania to Ireland or anywhere in the world. This takes about 7 days.
All in all i'm very happy of running this small social enterprise because it is something i not only enjoy doing but also help artisans find a market for their works, and i also get to earn something as well.
Above all i help in sharing a piece of African culture with the world. And it fills me with so much joy when customers are appreciating my culture through the products.
Wako | Is mise,
Catherine
Sokoni is on a mission to help as much as it can small scale artisans in finding a global market.
We also provide free advice and information to the artisans on valuing their work, branding as well as meeting the standards for product profitability.
I am 5 months pregnant and Sokoni doll will be our child's first doll.
