Sustainable Job Creation

South Africa has one of the largest income inequalities in the world. The average income of the richest 20% of South African households is 45 times more than the average income of the poorest 20% of households, largely black and mostly African.

The majority of the nation's poor are women. Of these, rural African women, whose incomes are mainly from pensions and remittances from relatives, are the poorest of the poor. These women live on with an income of between R400 and R700 per month.

The Role of the Khayelitsha Cookie Company (KCC)

We believe that businesses can play a tremendous role in helping to bridge the gap between those who have and those who do not have. We believe that the Khayelitsha Cookie Company is playing an important part in society by devising and creating unique ways to improve the lives of our employees. We believe that as skilled South Africans we must create opportunities for the unemployed in our society.

The Way We Do Business

We believe that to ensure sustainability, the Khayelitsha Cookie Company must produce cookies that surpass your expectations and that our business fundamentals must be excellent. We demand of ourselves the highest quality, hygiene and production standards and have a modern facility to ensure this.

Our Employees

The ladies of the KCC were formerly unemployed. They survived on a small grant from the state. Since joining KCC they have been trained in baking, packing, labeling and customer service. We have seen the effect of full time employment on their quality of life and self esteem. The mere act of commuting to work they have said has made them feel part of mainstream society. They love what they do.