THE STORY OF THE LEAKEY COLLECTION

The Leakey Collection is a Fair Trade design company built on innovative uses of natural materials to create a line of beautiful lifestyle products for the contemporary global marketplace with the purpose of creating employment opportunities for rural Kenyans. Our product lines include naturally elegant interior home accessories, fashion jewelry and accessories, and gift items.

We are dedicated to designing new ways of working with sustainable, natural materials while maintaining environmental and cultural integrity. We have created sound business practices without disturbing cultural, traditional lifestyles. We are committed to creating entrepreneurial and lifelong opportunities for rural Kenyans.

The Leakey Collection is dedicated to uniting the community of caring and concerned people around the world with rural communities in East Africa, using commerce as a vehicle. We hope to enhance people's lives by creating work opportunity for the Maasai in an environmentally sustainable way.

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Katy, You guys are simply amazing! What an incredible thing you are doing and such a lovely product! The best to you and Phillip from Nashville! Jennifer Moran