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about THE BRAND

The Name "Maraki" comes from the Ethiopian language, Amharic. It translates to "Attractiveness," in Amharic. The three colors in the logo are Ethiopia's flag colors. The foundation for the style of our apparel is that it incorporates Ethiopian designs with American style. The authentic designs and logos are heavily influenced by our Ethiopian culture.

Our mission with this brand is to partner with non profit organizations and dedicate half of our profits to them, for their use towards bringing hope to susceptible communities in Ethiopia. We are currency partnered with BRIDGE H2OPE which is a non profit organization that builds water wells in Ethiopian Villages without clean water. We plan to add more partners in the future. As individuals who have come from impoverished conditions, we want to make a change and spread hope.

Our vision with this brand is to encourage men to embrace their inner attractiveness when they wear our products.

Our unique collection brings style and quality that insures lasting value to our customers. We put the relationship with our customers first and provide them with the best service. The brand serves our customers with affordability, quality, and authenticity. 

ABOUT THE FOUNDERs

       My name is Simegn Collins. My twin, Simagen and I were adopted from Ethiopia when we were about seven years old. Last summer, we had the blessing opportunity to go visit our family in Ethiopia, after being away for about thirteen years. I am very proud of where I came from. My favorite activities/subject to do in school was mostly art, which is how I developed my passion for creativity. As of now, my brother and I are third year college students at Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaI am currently majoring in communication and media concentrated in digital media productions with minors in graphic design and leadership. Being able to take what I learn in classroom to develop this business is amazing and I love it. Our ultimate dream is to become entrepreneurs so we can help and serve those who are less fortunate than us. We are always working hard to strive towards that path.  

I've always had the idea of creating a very unique and meaningful brand for so long and as the right time presented itself, I took the right steps, and here we are. I design, develop, and facilitate most of the concepts with this brand and I am lucky enough to do what I love while being a full time student. I put a lot of time and energy into my work to make my visions come to life. All this work would not be possible without the help of my creative brother who has been putting in lot of work to help us grow . We hope to take this passion further and build a full time career around it.
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- Simagen Collins

- Simegn Collins

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Thank you for your immense support!!

Your support is the reason why we are able to grow our small business and build this community. 
 

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