Designer Wacy Zacarias has lived and studied in Berlin, London, New York and Johannesburg and is now based in Mozambique. In 2010 Wacy was awarded the best Young Designer award at Mozambique Fashion Week after founding her brand Woogui. Following this, Wacy established a partnership with designer Djamila de Sousa and together they launched surface and textile design brand Karingana Wa Karingana. Wacy is part of an international female collective, African Textile Innovation Lab and co-founder of a cooperative of designers (CRIAMOZ), with the aim to improve access to market, product development and supply chain development in the creative industry in Mozambique.