Life Changing Candles Large

Every candle funds 2kg of pasta which is 8 meals going directly to people in need here in Australia. 

The KENSHI story.....

Kenshi began after a school volunteering trip to FareShare (a charity kitchen in Melbourne). Liam was 14 at the time but this experience inspired him, something needed to be done about the growing problem of hunger and food insecurity which affects thousands of Australians every day.

From his bedroom, to the kitchen, and eventually to the family garage, Kenshi began to grow. People recognised the craftsmanship that went into every hand poured candle and felt good knowing that their purchase was funding food for people in need. 

In 2019, Liam began a partnership with the Chin refugee community from Myanmar who live in Melbourne’s west to make the candles. After fleeing from civil war, the Chin people spent several years living as displaced people in India before eventually being granted refugee status and arriving in Australia. Now, Kenshi Candles are made by the Chin in Melbourne providing them with vital employment and income. 

Kenshi moved to a new candle-making facility in Sunshine with the capacity to make over 500 candles and diffusers a day! As Kenshi began to grow, their impact did too. By October 2021 they had funded over 100 tonnes of pasta and rice for homeless people and families in need all over Australia. 

All of their candles are still made the same way Liam started, poured by hand here in Melbourne.