East of Africa Marketplace

Designers. Makers. Ethical Merchant Traders.

Ethically sourced & handmade in East Africa & our studio in Melbourne's West, with a global story of partnership woven into the fibres, artisan products & coffee beans.

Marketplace

East of Africa Fabric Store

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 

All our Kanga, Kitenge, Kikoy, Batiki and African wax print fabrics are directly traded & ethically sourced from our sister store.

The partnership of our marketplace to our sister fabric store enables us to employ a team of two local staff. Our team is training to open our own sewing studio in Tanzania.

Coffee Subscriptions

East of Africa Coffee Roasters are passionate about bringing speciality grade, ethically sourced African coffee into your home. By selecting a coffee subscription you will be able to enjoy freshly roasted coffee regularly shipped to your home or locally delivered.

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Zanzibar Island Spice Candles

We love global stories, which is why we create handmade products filled with them. Every aspect of our hand made and hand poured candles carry meaning and tales, all the way from East Africa.

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Umoja ZIPPY Bags

Our MIA MOJA [100] bags are part of our UMOJA project. Bags represent transport and movement and come with us wherever we go. Our ZIPPY Bags are handmade in Melbourne in partnership, from fabrics directly traded from our Dar es Salaam store. The ZIPPY Bags are helping us fundraise for a ZIPPY Car for our team and store in Tanzania.

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'A hasty person misses the sweet things'. Mwenye pupa hadiriki kula tamu.

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East of Africa Coffee Roasters

East of Africa is a boutique Coffee Roastery based in Western Melbourne committed to trading in coffee exclusively from Eastern Africa. We intentionally do business with East African coffee farmers, to invest in their livelihoods, cooperatives, families and their communities. 

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Product reviews

East African Fabric Face Mask 2020/19: Beautiful fabric and well stitched. Very comfortable to wear. Great if you want to stand out from the Covid-19 crowd.

Steven, September 2020

East African Fabric Face Mask 2020/03:  This is my FAVOURITE mask by far and I have a mask buying problem.

Emma, September 2020

Burundi Kitwaro Basket: Ubumwe/Unity: Gorgeous basket. Great seller. Highly recommend.

Cate, August 2020