Our team

The people behind every stitch.

Designers, cutters, machinists and inspectors: the people who make JANIYA's garments, from the first sample to the last stitch.

(01) Leadership

Who leads the floor.

A small leadership team, each owning one part of how a garment gets made and delivered.

Photo · Portrait of JANIYA's Managing Director
Managing Director
Name to come
Sets JANIYA's direction and its growth under the Made in Rwanda programme.
Photo · Portrait of JANIYA's Head of Production
Head of Production
Name to come
Runs the cutting and sewing lines and plans capacity for bulk orders.
Photo · Portrait of JANIYA's Head of Design
Head of Design
Name to come
Turns client briefs and what Rwandans like to wear into patterns and samples.
Photo · Portrait of JANIYA's Quality Lead
Quality Lead
Name to come
Owns the checks every finished piece passes before it leaves the factory.
Photo · Portrait of JANIYA's Sales & Partnerships lead
Sales & Partnerships
Name to come
First contact for schools, businesses, retailers and export buyers.
Photo · Portrait of JANIYA's People & Community lead
People & Community
Name to come
Leads JANIYA Icyizere: the nursing room, daily meals and staff programmes.

(02) On the floor

Every order passes through each of them in turn.

01
Design and sampling
Patterns, fittings and first samples, approved with the client before any bulk run.
02
Fabric and stores
Sourcing, checking and storing fabric and trims so lines never wait for material.
03
Cutting and sewing
The production lines, where most of the team works, turning out thousands of pieces a day.
04
Quality and finishing
Inspection, pressing, labelling and packing, piece by piece.

(03) Careers

JANIYA builds a workplace where people thrive, with a nursing room, daily meals and commissions through JANIYA YANJYE.

Tell us about the garments, volumes, and timelines you have in mind and our team will get back to you with a quote.