cu(Rw)ated.
Aho Afurika Yahurira mu Buhanzi
Rwanda is not the backdrop. It is the meeting point.
What it is
A month-long creative-economy activation built as a buyer-conversion moment: private buyer dinners, public markets, and immersive maker visits across Kigali and Musanze. Rwanda is not the backdrop. It is the meeting point.
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Private buyer dinners
Small rooms, matched by category. Buyers meet the makers whose work fits their brief.
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Public markets
Direct trade, with makers keeping their own customer relationships.
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Immersive maker visits
Workshops in Kigali and Musanze — buyers see how the work is actually made.
Two doors into the activation
For buyers
Curated access to vetted Rwandan makers, matched to your category and volume. Sample, sit with the maker, and place orders inside the month.
Register interestFor creatives
Buyer exposure that converts: a room with people who purchase, order support afterwards, and ownership of the relationships you make.
Apply to participateOutcomes, not attendance
Reported after each edition — the buyer funnel, not the turnout.
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Buyers in the room
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Maker–buyer meetings
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Orders placed during the month
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Relationships that continued after
Figures publish after the May 2026 edition.
Makers in this edition
Amike Studio
Fashion
Aline Amike is a Rwandan multidisciplinary artist, actress, filmmaker, artisan, creative strategist and con...
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Gahaya Links
Basketweaving
Gahaya Links is a Rwandan handicraft company founded by sisters Joy Ndungutse and Janet Nkubana shortly aft...
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MASS Design
Architecture
MASS Design Group is a nonprofit architecture firm founded in 2008 by a group of Harvard Graduate School of...
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Leslie Akimana
Photography
"Leslie AKIMANA also known as 'Akanyoni' is a Rwandan based photographer who started her journey in 2019 ex...
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Chris Schwagga
Photography
"Christian Mbanza also known as ‘Chris Schwagga’ is a Rwanda artist, born in Burundi and raised in Kinshasa...
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Mwinda Ltd
Woodwork
"Mwinda" is a craft and design company from Rwanda, and We create limited edition pieces inspired by the tr...
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