News
16.09.08
Tabeisa Fashion Show announced
The Design4life Africa Fashion Show features the shortlisted designs from a global
fashion competition Tabeisa Design 4 Life Africa.
This will be followed by the launch
of the new Exclusive Roots Collection designed through a collaboration between
Tabeisa small businesses based in
disadvantaged communities and London College of Fashion graduates.
If you would like to attend the fashion show please contact the Tabeisa Office in Cape Town on +27 (0)21 951 8104
07.07.08
Shortlisted designers announced
The shortlisted designers for Tabeisa Design4life Africa competition were announced today.
See www.design4lifeafrica.com for more details on the competition.
14.02.08
Tabeisa Scoop Prestigious Prize
Tabeisa have won the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for work in tackling
the root causes of poverty.
The coveted biannual prize recognises the work done to help build a better
standard of living in some of the world’s poorest communities by
supporting over 1000 commercial start-up enterprises since its establishment
in 1994.
Project director Professor Jane Conlon was accompanied by five student winners
of the Enterprise4Life competition, from Durban, South Africa, Professor
Vuyisa Tanga (Vice Chancellor Cape Peninsula University of Technology) and
staff from
Greenwich University to collect the award from the Queen and the Duke of
Edinburgh on February 14.
Professor Conlon said: “The award is public recognition and validation
of the work of Tabeisa. It has increased our profile both in the UK and
South Africa. After fourteen years of hard work it is wonderful that the
work of
Tabeisa has been recognised in this way.”
06.08.07
New Trading Arm Provides Hope
The Exclusive Roots store is bringing beautifully unique ethically sourced
products from the heart of Africa into English homes.
The recently opened shop in Hatton County World, offers the chance for entrepreneurs
from deprived communities in Africa the have their products on shelves in Warwickshire.
From stunning dresses to intricate jewellery, the Exclusive Roots’ store
and website offers the vital trading arm for consumers to vote with their
money against poverty by purchasing ethically produced products.
The possibility of having goods on sale in England offers direct hope and incentive
for people in disadvantaged positions and is a vital step towards to a fairer
future.
For a catalogue of the products on sale visit www.exclusiveroots.com
03.03.07
Cuts
with a concience - The Daily Telegraph takes a look at the
results from the Tabeisa Design4Life Ghana competition
31.01.07
NEW Tabeisa website launched.
13.09.06
Tabeisa Design4Life Ghana competition winners announced at the Ethical Fashion Show Paris 2006
24.06.05
Tabeisa Design4Life Ghana Competition in launched: www.design4lifeghana.com
25.02.05
Over 60 institutions from over 30 African countries join up to participate in using How 2b Aids Aware
13.08.04
Tabeisa was nominated to the African Union by the European Union as their example of a success story in poverty reduction and emplyment creation
