Waya editorial
Products designed & made in Africa, to date.
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Building a new wave of African consumer brands.

We build the brands and the industry behind them.

We design, manufacture and sell the consumer brands Africa loves. By owning the whole chain, we turn everyday demand into dignified jobs, real skills, and a new standard for Made in Africa.

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WAYA

Affordable clothing made for the African consumer. WAYA is our flagship brand, providing high quality, fashionable and affordable clothing to consumers in African cities.

WomenswearLifestyleRetail & e-commerce
WAYA
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Skin by WAYA

Skin by WAYA is our basics collection made of stretchy and heavyweight fabric. The collection contains everyday essentials such as our best selling basic tops, bodysuits and dresses.

Everyday basicsInclusive sizing
Skin by WAYA
Skin by WAYA logo
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Origin Basics

Printed corporate shirts, uniforms, and wholesale basics produced at scale. The same factory and standards that power our consumer brands, for business.

B2B / WholesaleCustom apparel
Origin Basics
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Building Africa's Industry.
One Product at a Time.

Waya Collective is a vertically integrated company, managing the supply chain from material sourcing and product development to finishing and retailing.

Manufacturing
MAKING LOCAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVE THROUGH VERTICAL INTEGRATION.
100+ Machines
600+ m² production space
3 Stores
400+ m² retail space
Facility render
Waya Collective facility render
Waya Collective Factory in Kampala
The stores
TMT Atrium Kampala
TMT Atrium Kampala
Kampala Road
Kampala Road
Palm Village Mall Kampala
Palm Village Mall Kampala
Leadership

The founders and core team building Waya Collective across Germany, Uganda & Kenya.

Antonia Lorenz
Co-founder
& CEO
Antonia Lorenz
Joel Bamwise
Co-founder
& COO
Joel Bamwise
Jovan Busulwa
Operations
Jovan Busulwa
Elsie Biyinzinka
HR
Elsie Biyinzinka
Rachel Odur
Design
Rachel Odur
Offices
Munich, GER

Strategy & Holding

Kampala, UG

HQ & Factory
TMT Atrium Bukoto

Kampala Rd. opp. Foodhub

Palm Village Mall Kansanga

Nairobi, KE

Retail & regional expansion across East Africa.

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We're building the manufacturing and retail backbone for Africa's next generation of consumer brands. If you'd like to be part of it, reach out directly.