Overview

Uzwelo and Expand a Sign have partnered with everyday local heroes to provide a range of bags that are not only functional and stylish, but change lives. It all started by realising that we can only make a real difference when we focus on what we can do, instead of what we can't.... Real change is hard, and change in South Africa is no exception. Crime, poverty, corruption, litter, poaching, mindsets, speedo’s… The need for change is everywhere but maybe one of the reasons it isn’t happening fast enough is because we don’t always believe we can help. Expand a Sign decided to change that and formed Uzwelo Bags, to focus on what we can do instead of what we can’t. We asked ourselves what our beautiful country could look like if we worked together, building opportunities not just for ourselves, but for those around us and their communities. We dreamed and spoke about how lives could change, how families could be empowered and how communities could be uplifted and brought out of poverty through skill development, entrepreneurship, education and giving people real hope. We looked at our own lives, businesses and communities and slowly, an idea dawned…