National Handicraft Centre

The National Handicraft Centre is a private company currently wholly owned by the government of Zimbabwe. The company was established in ***9 and links various community groups to the market through Crafts Marketing. The company is committed to the development of art and craft producers and the marketing of their wares locally, regionally and internationally. Particular interest is given to the development of rural women who produce *5 percent of the marketed handicrafts.

The producers take pride in the preservation of traditions, skills and values that have been passed down through generations and today is being shared with the rest of the world. The skills and craftsmanship is distinctly portrayed in basketry, pottery, ethnic jewellery, traditional musical instruments, wood and stone carvings, crochet work, appliqu, embroidery, and natural fibre mat weaving.Every purchase made goes a long way in alleviating poverty.