Cesta is a mission-based brand, focused on a meaningful supply chain with integrity. They aim to have a positive social impact by promoting gender equality and economic empowerment, through joyful, ethically-made accessories.
Cesta bags are made by hand from start-to-finish. Each basket is hand-crafted of locally sourced, renewable resources, by talented female artisans in Rwanda, Africa — whom they are proud to pay 500-700% times the national average salary of Rwanda.
Weaving is an age-old tradition in Rwanda — a rite of passage, passed down from one generation to the next. Talented women and the beautiful work they create, are the soul of this brand.
Cesta baskets are made entirely of sisal or raffia – dyed using only organic vegetables. Sisal is an ideal renewable resources – over its life-cycle, it absorbs more carbon dioxide than it produces and sisal groves help to reduce soil erosion with their extensive root systems. Even once finished baskets, our baskets are 100% biodegradable.