KwaZulu-Natal fashion incubator & academy · Made locally in Durban For partners & funders ·
An iGoda exhibition

Corporate partnerships

Build the
industry with us.

iGoda turns funding and collaboration into trained people, local production and market-ready collections. Partners, sponsors and funders get measurable impact, and a genuine local supply chain.

Partners and makers at an iGoda studio event

Why it works

Impact you can audit, not just admire.

Every partnership is reported against real outcomes: people trained, graduates placed, garments produced. You get a story worth telling and the numbers to back it, all local, all traceable to Durban.

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Ways to collaborate

Three ways in.

Funder

Fund an intake

Directly sponsor training, stipends and equipment for a cohort of designers and machinists.

  • Named cohort or scholarship
  • B-BBEE skills-development spend
  • Reported outcomes in our annual report
  • Section 18A where applicable
Partner

Produce with us

Use our accredited studio and manufacturing line for local, ethical, small-batch production.

  • Local cut-make-trim capacity
  • Sampling & short production runs
  • Co-branded capsule collections
  • Access to graduate talent
Sponsor

Back an event

Put your brand behind iGoda Strides, exhibitions and launches that reach buyers and press.

  • Runway & venue branding
  • Product & content collaborations
  • Community & PR reach
  • Talent pipeline visibility

Who partners with us

From mills to platforms.

CSI & ESD

Enterprise & supplier development and CSI spend with measurable, audited impact.

Textile supply

Fabric mills and trim suppliers reaching a growing local manufacturer.

Retail & wholesale

Stockists and platforms carrying graduate-made collections.

Skills partners

SETAs, foundations and institutions co-funding accredited training.

Currently backed & accredited by

FP&M SETAQCTONSFW&R SETATakealotDept. Sport Arts & CultureHollywood Foundation

Let's talk partnership.

Tell us what you're trying to achieve (skills spend, local production, brand collaboration or a directed grant), and we'll come back with a proposal.

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