About Us

Mafundi Crafts has been established with the intention of providing an opportunity to purchase high quality, Fair Trade produced arts and crafts from the developing world.

We are a family business, based in the city of Bath in the South West of England, and operate predominantely as an e-commerce outlet. We have carefully assembled our range of products from accredited Fair Trade organizations in areas such as Bali, Chile, Kenya, Peru and South Africa who ensure that the artisans are paid a fair wage.

We sell both conventionally designed products and more contemporary items, from our extensive range of musical instruments to our recycled tin products and Zulu basket collection.

With all of our products we make sure that we know where our products come from and how and by whom they were created. With your support of Fair Trade we can ensure that the artisans, their families and their communities will receive a wage that reflects the true cost of raw materials and labour in the production of these wonderful crafts. By doing so we can all continue to enjoy the handiwork of these skilled craftspeople for generations to come without the worry of exploitation through ethical and far trading.

Every purchase made from Mafundi Crafts really can help make a difference, contributing to educational projects, better health services and generally improving the quality of life of our producers.

We are members of both Ethical Junction and BAFTS (the British Association for Fair Trade Shops)

Find our brief introduction to Fair Trade and resource links on our About Fair Trade page.

Find out more about some of our producers on our Producers page.

We hope you enjoy your time with Mafundi Crafts as much as we have enjoyed sourcing our products. Remember to visit us frequently for special offers and fascinating new additions to our range.

Visit Our Stall In Bath

We have recently opened a stall at the Saturday Farmers' Market in Bath's Green Park Station, in collaboration with Envolve. Just come along and say hello if you're in the area. If you would like to see any of our products in person, then please contact us and we can make sure they are available at our stall.

We're Listed In

The Musicians' Union represents over thirty thousand musicians working in all sectors of the music business and offers support and services to all groups of musicians throughout the UK.

The Ethical Directory present a screened and categorised collection of UK websites devoted to green and ethical products and information.

Bath Fair Trade Directory offer a directory of Fair Trade suppliers in the Bath area.

Ethical Junction brings together businesses and consumers who share a commitment to ethical values. Their directory gives easy access to products and services while 'Pulse', its news forum, is the source of up to date information on events as well as opinions and comment.