Welcome to Dokmai Rwanda!
Unique, made-to-last, handcrafted leather accessories
Dokmai Rwanda is an Enterprise dedicated to customer satisfaction using best raw materials processed by our own skilled leather-workers. The products are made to “Pep up your attire“
Our products are handmade with passion in Rwanda by skilled and highly motivated female and male leather craftspeople, most of whom trained in-house and on the job. We encourage them to come up with their own new designs and ideas, and to improve the quality of the products they make.
OUR OBJECTIVES are:
- To provide our customers with a one of-a-kind product that is made to last.
- To establish “Made in Rwanda” as internationally recognized label for high quality standards and value for money.
- To create jobs in gender inclusive, nondiscriminatory manner with a special attention to unemployed young people to be trained on-the-job.
Our Story
Dokmai is a start up in Rwanda, but the company has its roots in Laos.
For 8 years Dokmai produced Fair Trade handmade goods, specializing in hand-woven and naturally dyed silk products following both traditional styles and a vogue fashion.
In 2014, Bernadette Umunyana left South East Asia and decided to restart a new handicraft business aiming at attracting the attention of the international community for the beauty of Rwanda in promoting exquisite handicraft products inspired by the splendor of the country of a thousand hills.
After a survey of the existing local handicraft market and of potential opportunities and niches Umunyana decided that the leather fashion sector was most promising to attract local and also international customers. Today, Dokmai Rwanda is pushing forward a “Made in Rwanda” aesthetic by working with local artisan using local raw materials.
Our Products
we provide a range of products for different categories such as:
- Ladies Leather accessories: Our bags are exceptional both in form and design and are handcrafted from high quality leather. We produce full grain leather bags& accessories that ages beautifully and suit your individual lifestyle.
- Men’s Accessories: we provide a wide range of Men’s accessories including belts, wallets and travel bags; which are manufactured to the highest quality standards to suit your individual taste.
- Corporate range: We also offer a wide assortment of handcrafted fine leather corporate goods that may be personalized for any occasion. All items can be printed with company logos, names or initials.
About Us
DOKMAI Rwanda adheres to the principles of WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, FAIR TRADE, and entrepreneurial social and environmental responsibility. Leather used by DOKMAI Rwanda meets the EU REACH directive, which aims to protect the users from any chemical residues in the final product.
Our PINATEX product series and our eco leather line do not contain elements of animal origin and meet the expectations of customers with a vegan lifestyle, concerned with animal welfare.