100% of proceeds. 100% of the time.
Ethical Shopping That Changes Lives
At Wild Mongoo, every purchase does more than brighten someone's day. It helps women in George, on South Africa's Garden Route, build businesses, earn an income and create a brighter future for themselves and their families.
Every gift is handmade with purpose. Every order creates opportunity. Every purchase helps women flourish and bloom.
Every shelf, handmade by the women of Wild Mongoo in George.
of proceeds fund women's economic independence. Every purchase. All year round.
What "100% of proceeds fund women's independence" actually means
It is a simple promise, so let us be just as simple about how it works. Wild Mongoo is an impact business, not a charity.
You buy a real, well-made product at a fair price, and the money from every sale goes straight back into our studio instead of to shareholders. In practice that means fair wages, ongoing skills training, new equipment as the workshop grows, and the kind of steady, dignified work that lets a woman plan past the end of the month.
That is the difference between giving back once and creating lasting change. A donation can make a difference today. Meaningful work and a regular income can transform a life for years to come.
Made by the women of George
Everything we sell is designed and finished by hand in our George workshop, by a team of women artisans building new skills and steady careers. When you choose ethical shopping that gives back, you are choosing the maker as much as the product. A notebook someone actually uses every day quietly keeps a woman in work the whole time it is being filled in. A tote slung over a shoulder, a bracelet you forget you are wearing, a personalised tumbler on a desk, each one funds the workshop while it goes about its day.
More than 67 minutes
Mandela Day asks South Africa for 67 minutes of service once a year. We love it, and we simply do every day what the day asks for once. If you would like the full story, read 67 Minutes, 365 Days: what giving back really looks like at Wild Mongoo.
Why we run like a business, not a charity
We are deliberate about this. You are not making a donation and hoping it lands well. You are buying something you genuinely want, made to a standard you are proud to gift, and the way the business is built means your purchase funds women's economic independence automatically. It is giving back without the guilt, and it is built to last because it stands on real trade, not goodwill alone.
Fair wages
For every woman in the workshop, paid for by real sales.
Skills and training
So the work grows into a career, not just a job.
Handmade in George
On the Garden Route, with no outsourcing and no overseas manufacturing.
Personalisation no print shop can copy
Because every piece is finished by a real person, by hand.
Your questions, answered
What does "100% of proceeds fund women's independence" actually mean?
It means every purchase is reinvested into the women and the workshop. From fair wages and skills training to equipment and growth, every rand helps create sustainable employment and brighter futures for the women of Wild Mongoo.
Is Wild Mongoo a charity or a non-profit?
We are a registered non-profit, but we are not a charity. We run as an impact business. That means we don't ask you to buy because you feel sorry for someone. We ask you to buy because our products are beautiful, useful and made to last. The difference is that every purchase helps women earn an income, learn valuable skills and build independent futures. That is ethical shopping that gives back, with lasting impact.
Where are the products made?
Everything is handmade on site in George, Western Cape, on the Garden Route, by our team of women artisans. No outsourcing, no overseas manufacturing.