The Botswana Economic Transformation Program (BETP) is a high-impact framework connecting rural artisan guilds directly to the international luxury marketplace.
Directly funds tools, workshops, & fair wages
Spanning 6 rural districts across Botswana
Trace every craft back to its maker
Above local market baseline standards
Traditional craft supply chains often leave rural artisans with negligible returns. The BETP flips this conventional model by establishing guaranteed fair wages and a direct 70% profit-reinvestment standard across our entire operations.
Funds workshop infrastructure, sustainable harvesting equipment, health stipends, and guaranteed price floors for raw craft acquisitions.
Covers international carbon-neutral fulfillment, quality assurance, brand storytelling, and global luxury distribution channels.
Providing predictable, dignified incomes to rural craftspeople. Artisans are paid upfront upon craft completion, insulating families from seasonal economic volatility.
Ensuring all raw resources—including Mokola palm and indigenous roots—are harvested sustainably to prevent deforestation and maintain native biodiversity in fragile ecosystems.
Over 80% of weavers and ceramicists in our program are women head of households. BETP funds youth apprenticeship initiatives to transfer age-old techniques to future generations.
Integrating QR provenance tags on every piece. Buyers scan to view the artisan’s photo, district, masterwork details, and verified fair-wage transaction history.
Watch our short documentary detailing how BETP operates on the ground in Ngamiland, Ghanzi, and Thamaga to transform rural livelihoods.
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