Many of the disadvantage woman and man use their talents of crafting to make living out of it.
It has helped them a lot as more crafts are on demand on the markets, tourism industries are their greatest platform of support as they are more likely to get tourist from abroad, every tourist stating point of traveling in a city or province is the tourism information centers, when they get there for information they get to access African handmade curio designs and Jewelry that’s when their supply chain starts.
It was reported in April 2009 that crafters opportunities were limited as they did not have their market places, the government had an initiative to set up crafters and designers market which created a platform to showcase their creative work they do with their hands.
Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation is working hand in hand with the crafters to develop their business in crafters work the department has opened up opportunities for them to grow their work and develop the other crafters still growing as they are given centers to work, Crafts are important part of the huge growth of the global creative economy.
Middelburg tourist information center is one of the crafters economic growers and developers as it supports by buying crafters curio items and resell them to the tourists that visit town. Anyone is welcomed to the information center shop for curio items and African jewelry