Women's Project

jewellery with a sense of responsibility

In 2009 we started to train women in Togo / West Africa in the demanding technique of bead crocheting. Since 2010 they have been manufacturing Sakiba's creations with great skill. The finishing (such as attaching the clasps) takes place in our studio in Vienna.

With fair pay and decent working conditions, we offer the women long-term employment opportunities. Thus they can not only look after their families and enable their children to go to school, they also contribute to the economic strengthening of their social environment.
We are regularly on site ourselves to ensure that not only the living and working conditions of the women are dignified, but that they also manage the fruits of their labor independently. We accompany and support them in all technical, organizational and social issues.

Our training does not oblige women to work with us after their apprenticeship. In fact, some of them make their own jewellery today and sell it in local shops or markets.

Your purchase of Sakiba jewellery supports our ongoing collaboration with the artisans in Togo.

the women in Togo

  • Benedicte

    When she began working with us, Benedicte was 20 years old. Her son's father had left her and as she had no education, she had been depending on the help of relatives. Today she can support herself and her son.

  • Abla

    When she began working with us, Abla was 30 years old and had 2 children. She didn't have an education and her husbands income alone couldn't sustain the family. Abla has worked with Sakiba for many years now. The income from her work contributes to her family’s livelihood.

  • Bernadette und Abla
    The women meet regularly to work together and support one another.


    The motto of our crocheters “You might have the clocks, but we have the time!”

Patrick Atta

Patrick is French with Togolese roots. From the beginning he has coordinated the work of our women crocheters in Togo and looks after them in economic, health and social issues. In addition to our Sakiba project, he works in the field of water technology in West Africa.
The motto of our crocheters “You might have the clocks, but we have the time!”