Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not.

THE OBAKKI OPPORTUNITY FUND

Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not.

Invest in the people behind the objects. The Obakki Opportunity Fund provides artisan entrepreneurs with the tools, resources and market access to build sustainable, independently owned businesses.

Why the opportunity fund?

The barrier is rarely talent.

For years, Obakki has invested in the people behind the objects we share—funding tools, improving workshops, supporting business development and helping artisan entrepreneurs reach new markets.

Sometimes the difference between talent and a thriving business is one opportunity: a kiln that can meet demand, a safer workshop, access to working capital or an introduction to a new market.

The Obakki Opportunity Fund exists to make those opportunities possible.

Six Opportunities

See what your investment can make possible.

ATZOMPA, MEXICO

A Better Workshop

A shaded workspace and new tools will give this family safer working conditions and more room to grow.

$5,000 Investment

ATZOMPA, MEXICO

A Better Workshop

A shaded workspace and new tools will give this family safer working conditions and more room to grow.

$5,000 Investment

ATZOMPA, MEXICO

A Better Workshop

A shaded workspace and new tools will give this family safer working conditions and more room to grow.

$5,000 Investment

ATZOMPA, MEXICO

A Better Workshop

A shaded workspace and new tools will give this family safer working conditions and more room to grow.

$5,000 Investment

ATZOMPA, MEXICO

A Better Workshop

A shaded workspace and new tools will give this family safer working conditions and more room to grow.

$5,000 Investment

ATZOMPA, MEXICO

A Better Workshop

A shaded workspace and new tools will give this family safer working conditions and more room to grow.

$5,000 Investment

“Opportunity can look like a kiln, a safer workshop, the capital to fulfil a large order, or an introduction to a new market.”

“Opportunity can look like a kiln, a safer workshop, the capital to fulfil a large order, or an introduction to a new market.”

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What the Fund supports

Tools, Equipment & Materials

From kilns and looms to sewing machines, woodworking tools and raw materials—the practical resources artisans need to make, grow and fulfil new opportunities.

Workshops & Infrastructure

Safer, more functional spaces through improvements such as ventilation, water and electrical access, storage and workshop expansion.

Business Development

The systems behind a sustainable business, from bookkeeping and pricing to inventory management, packaging, photography and export preparation.

Product Development & Market Access

Support developing new products, improving quality control, reaching new buyers and preparing for larger retail, hospitality and commercial opportunities.

WAYS TO PARTICIPATE

GIVE

Donate directly to The Obakki Opportunity Fund through the Obakki Foundation. For any contribution you make, the full amount of your donation goes directly to our humanitarian projects.

All donation-based purchases will receive a tax receipt, which will be emailed to you separately.

SHOP

Obakki will make a clearly stated contribution from sales during the Giving Tuesday campaign period. 

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CREATE

Trade, design and hospitality partners can participate by funding artisan projects, supporting tools or workshop improvements, sharing professional expertise, connecting artisans with buyers, or placing commercial orders.

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INDEPENDENCE IS THE GOAL

INDEPENDENCE IS THE GOAL

The Opportunity Fund isn't designed to make artisan businesses dependent on Obakki.

It's designed to help them grow independently—to work with multiple buyers, employ others, strengthen their businesses and create new opportunities within their own communities.

Artisans retain ownership of their businesses, their designs, their knowledge and their stories.