ASIGE, short for Advocacy for Social Inclusion and Girls’ Education, is a Ghanaian womens cooperative based in Bolgatanga, northern Ghana.
ASIGE brings together women artisans who handcraft woven baskets and accessories from elephant grass, a local and renewable material. Every piece made by ASIGE supports a network of women earning a fair and dignified income.
As a Guaranteed Member of the World Fair Trade Organization, ASIGE stands for transparency, equality, and opportunity - using craft as a powerful tool for social change and empowerment.
ASIGE, short for Advocacy for Social Inclusion and Girls’ Education, is a Ghanaian womens cooperative based in Bolgatanga, northern Ghana.
ASIGE brings together women artisans who handcraft woven baskets and accessories from elephant grass, a local and renewable material. Every piece made by ASIGE supports a network of women earning a fair and dignified income.
As a Guaranteed Member of the World Fair Trade Organization, ASIGE stands for transparency, equality, and opportunity - using craft as a powerful tool for social change and empowerment.
Each ASIGE basket is entirely handmade, from the harvesting of elephant grass to the careful weaving and finishing. The process begins in local fields, where elephant grass is gathered, dried, and split into fine strands.
In village settings, artisans then twist, dye, and weave each piece by hand, shaping it into distinctive forms. The work requires precision, patience, and collaboration, done in small community groups where skills are passed from one generation to the next.
Each ASIGE basket is entirely handmade, from the harvesting of elephant grass to the careful weaving and finishing. The process begins in local fields, where elephant grass is gathered, dried, and split into fine strands.
In village settings, artisans then twist, dye, and weave each piece by hand, shaping it into distinctive forms. The work requires precision, patience, and collaboration, done in small community groups where skills are passed from one generation to the next.