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Community Development with SAHEL Design

Posted on 26 February 2015 by Charlie

SAHEL Design is about people and products. We make beautiful, unique accessories that can’t be found elsewhere. Then we sell them and reinvest the profits into the communities that made them. We don’t accept charity or ‘pity purchases’ and we don’t want to impose our own ideas on how these communities should develop. They, not…

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Gakou family leatherworkers in Borgeinde near Djibo in Burkina Faso

Reinmakers – the Gakou Family

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Charlie

Since motorbikes replaced horses as the primary means of transport in Burkina Faso, demand for horse reins has fallen sharply. But the Gakou family in the north of the country is keeping the tradition alive. […]

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how to prepare a goat skin by curing scraping and softening

Curing a goat skin the traditional way

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Charlie

Goats are prolific across the Sahel, and when they are eaten, nothing is wasted. The skins are perfect for craftwork such as braiding. This article explains the process by which goat skin becomes leather. […]

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