Taswira is a brand that represents and contributes hands-on with the empowerment of people in African communities on a global scale.
Our products and materials are sourced from Kenya which feed into the struggling economies of women-owned businesses. Through our success, we are able to support Bamburi Women’s Empowerment Group located in Mombasa, Kenya.
A center where technological resources, skills training, and education are provided freely and safely.
To our consumers, our mission is to share with you a product with a purpose. A collection and contribution  anyone can model that helps families in poverty, advocates social injustices, and promotes African culture.
Done through e-commerce, our website is able to reach global heights marketing to a worldwide audience. Where as in local African communities, technology and education in the use of tech is inaccessible.

The origin of these one of a kind pieces began during 2019 in Mombasa, Kenya. As each patterned fabric has been sourced from Individual women-owned businesses apart of The Bamburi Women’s Empowerment Center. A 2 -year concept found and carefully constructed by hand in Seattle, WA. The purpose behind “The Sustainable Bucket Hat” was to manifest the culmination of African culture and American street style in a way that beautifies the evolution of Africa in a modern world. TASWIRA’s vision is to highlight this era as a time where fashion meets purpose, and where purpose is equally distributed through fair trade.

Jambo! I am Avery Barnes, a self-taught entrepreneur and philanthropist, who began to broaden my global perspective at 19 by solo-travelling to parts of Asia and Africa. During my travels, I quickly recognized the drastic need for survival these communities actively suffer from... which enabled me to see the opportunities and privilage the average United States citizen actually has.

The beginning of TASWIRA, was inspired by my value of freedom and curiosity for creating opportunities and seeing results of change starting within Mombasa, Kenya.

By applying innovative solutions in the use of technology and to help the Bamburi Women's Empowerment Center raise capital funding for education, my passion and commitment to TASWIRA drove me to grow a small business into one that will provide the group... the essential equipment, resources , and environment that will make a bigger difference in Africa as a whole.