
A Social Enterprise
Kenshi is a proud member of Social Traders. This means that Kenshi is independently audited each year to ensure we are donating a minimum of 50% of our profit to fund pasta and rice for people in need here in Australia and Chin State, Myanmar.
Since Kenshi began in 2017, we have always aimed to be transparent and generous with our giving. Scroll down to find out exactly how many meals we have funded and the social impact that our candles have created.
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What is your impact?
As a social enterprise, we donate a minimum of 50% of our profit towards funding pasta for people experiencing food insecurity here in Australia and in Chin State Myanmar. We are desperate to prove to you that your decision to buy Kenshi products is directly feeding someone who is suffering from lack of food. Rather than donating a percentage of profit, we donate a massive 2kg of pasta/rice for every large candle and diffuser sold on our website! (1kg for mid size candles)
Because we purchase the pasta/ rice and deliver to our charity partners you can be certain of your impact. Please follow this link to see exactly where and how much rice /pasta has been donated each month.
We split our food donations between charities here in Australia and Chin State Myanmar via the Auschin Foundation. Our refugee partners that make all our products here in Melbourne are from Chin State and the conditions for their family and friends stranded in their homeland are horrendous. Thanks to the ongoing civil war there is a terrible lack of food. Thanks to the contacts we have in neighbouring Mizoram State, India, we are able to purchase tonnes of rice in Aizawl and deliver into Chin state. By purchasing a Kenshi product, you are literally putting food on the table for families that have nothing and no support as there are no NGO’s working in Chin state because of the war.
Donation Receipts
- Click here to see how receipts of all food purchased since 2017.
- Questions? Send us an email - kenshi@kenshicandles.com
Social Traders Certification

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Why pasta?
Pasta is the most in demand food item needed by food charities in Australia. While much of the food charity kitchens receive is donated, pasta is always in short supply due to its long shelf life. That is why we buy pallet loads of pasta every month from wholesale suppliers and donate it directly to food charities around the country.
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What about rice?
Kenshi's mission is to eradicate hunger in Australia. But we are also dedicated to helping the Chin people (who make the candles here in Melbourne) and their friends and family still living in dire conditions in Myanmar. Together with other generous donors we have funded over 4 tonnes of rice for people living below the poverty line in Chin State, Myanmar.
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How much?
Donation ReceiptsThrough our charity partners we purchase thousands of kilograms of pasta and rice every month that goes directly to those who need it most.
Each donation we make is published here on our website so everyone can see exactly where our profits are going.
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July Impact Report
Thank you for helping us fund an incredible 5.4 tonnes of rice and pasta this July—this equates to 21,600 meals! 3,900 kg of rice to Auschin Foundation and Chin Myanmar...
July Impact Report
Thank you for helping us fund an incredible 5.4 tonnes of rice and pasta this July—this equates to 21,600 meals! 3,900 kg of rice to Auschin Foundation and Chin Myanmar...
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June Impact Report
Thank you for helping us fund an incredible 6.5 tonnes of rice and pasta in June—this equates to 26,000 meals! 5,450 kg of rice to Auschin Foundation and Chin Myanmar...
June Impact Report
Thank you for helping us fund an incredible 6.5 tonnes of rice and pasta in June—this equates to 26,000 meals! 5,450 kg of rice to Auschin Foundation and Chin Myanmar...
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May Impact Report
Thank you for helping us fund an incredible 755 kg of rice and pasta in May—this equates to 3,020 meals! 355 kg of rice to Auschin Foundation and Chin Myanmar...
May Impact Report
Thank you for helping us fund an incredible 755 kg of rice and pasta in May—this equates to 3,020 meals! 355 kg of rice to Auschin Foundation and Chin Myanmar...