SOCIAL IMPACT
MAKOMAS empowers African communities by preserving tradition, creating fair trade jobs, and delivering natural products, lifting lives and building a sustainable future.
Free Business Training
At MAKOMAS, we’re committed to empowering women farmers who have long lacked consistent markets for their products. Through ongoing technical support, skills training, and income opportunities, we open doors to the U.S. market for hundreds of low-income women across Africa. Our training program inspires these women to dream bigger and build sustainable futures. This support is at the heart of MAKOMAS’ mission, as we grow, we uplift more lives in the communities where our ingredients are sourced.
Care for the Planet
At MAKOMAS, sustainability guides every decision. We embrace climate-smart technologies and practices to reduce our environmental footprint. We use recyclable materials whenever possible, including biodegradable tea bags, and have significantly reduced our packaging materials. While some packaging still includes necessary components, we are continuously working to minimize their use. Our commitment to reducing waste and protecting the environment is ongoing. Caring for the planet is essential to supporting the communities we serve and securing a sustainable future for all.
Empowering Communities
MAKOMAS was founded with a clear purpose: to create exceptional products while driving meaningful social impact. Since 2011, we have stayed true to this mission. Believing deeply in the power of human potential, we partner with women farmers across Africa, providing them with reliable, sustainable job opportunities that transform lives and communities. Here at home in the USA, we empower our communities by creating connections, supporting local initiatives, and inspiring collective growth rooted in culture and resilience.
Our Social Impact System
At MAKOMAS, our social impact model focuses on empowering women farmers in Africa, creating fair-income opportunities that transform lives and communities. By supporting sustainable agriculture, capacity building, and ethical practices, our work advances 11 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, reducing poverty and hunger, promoting gender equality, fostering decent work, driving innovation, and championing environmental stewardship. Together with local and global partners, we are building a more equitable and sustainable future for generations to come.
