Zakale Creations Kenya


Zakale Creations is a small business situated in the Haruma Slums of Nairobi Kenya.  It's a tough place to live riddled with gangs, drugs, crime, prostitution, and a lot of other sorts of evil.  But sometimes people are able to break through that mess and are able to see hope and a future, rather then repeating the cycle of poverty.  Almost 5 years ago John began a workshop making handicrafts from recycled metals and glass.  Through his own God given gifts and abilities he began his small business in the slums but still continued his life of crime, drugs, and violence.  As a very well known gang leader and all around bad guy John had a great following of young men and women who looked up to him as a leader in the community and feared and respected him at the same time. 

john meeting with christine & christina
kenya may 2010

Years ago there was a noticeable difference in John's eyes - when asked, he'd say "it was the Lord", He had come to know Christ as His own personal Lord and Savior and not just the God that his wife preached to him about.  All the while throughout John's transformation, his business began to take form and met some success.  He chose the name Zakale Creations because zakale means "reuse" or "recycle".    

The 28 men and women who participate in the project have come to learn amazing skills and they have been able to break free from their pasts and break free into a future.  They were once discarded individuals who have now found their worth in their own eyes and in the eyes of the Lord.  Each item they make is created from recycled wire, hand twisted and manipulated into amazing pieces of art.  Their  lives are being reused for good and now their business is flourishing and they are making a difference in their community as strong leaders, having a positive impact rather then the negative one they used to have.  People's lives are changing through their work - day by day.

Their products have been sold by HT wholesale to World Vision for their Maximum Impact Gift with donation catalog for the past two years! This is exciting because it is keeping the artisans of Zakale Creations working all year round! John has been able to start a community center - now the youth who come there can dance, play soccer and have a place to channel their energy and talents. Please pray for the entire Zakale Creations family.

Every Product Represents a Changed Life!