A Story Sewn from Tears, Strength, and Love
At 19, Zakia lost both parents to cancer. As the eldest daughter, she became mother to her siblings while still grieving herself.
Years later, after a difficult divorce, she found herself alone with three children— no job, no savings, just the memory of her parents welcoming struggling women into their home. As a child, she had made a silent promise: "One day, I will make clothes for people who have none."
From a small room with her children watching, Zakia began to sew. She stitched her pain into purpose, threading tears into fabric, creating House of Zakia (HOZA) from nothing but love and resilience.
"When you wear HOZA, you're not just wearing fabric—you're wearing a story. You're helping me raise my family, giving orphans hope, and telling every struggling mother: You matter. You are seen. You are powerful."
Today, HOZA employs other single mothers and orphans, turning pain into purpose. From ashes of loss, Zakia built a house—not with bricks, but with love, resilience, and cloth. A House of Zakia.
Hope
From pain to purpose
Healing
Empowering mothers
Legacy
Building dreams
