by admin | Nov 17, 2021 | Sweet Salone
We are very happy to announce that we have started collaborating with a new designer under our Sweet Salone project. The Green Giraffe is a project led by its founder, Sea Ramanat, a Canadian Freetown resident. Its main focus is to empower communities in Freetown...
by Suzanne Regterschot | Sep 30, 2021 | Sweet Salone
Sadly we had to say goodbye to Makalay last week, our Sweet Salone Coordinator for the past 1,5 years. Since she set foot in our office, Makalay has been an enormous support and helped our Sweet Salone project grow. Some of her milestones include the preparation and...
by Suzanne Regterschot | Jul 8, 2021 | Sweet Salone
Barnaheill – Save the Children in Iceland and Aurora recently signed a collaboration agreement about producing hand-crafted bracelets under the Sweet Salone project in Sierra Leone. The bracelets will be sold by Save the Children Iceland to raise funds for projects...
by Suzanne Regterschot | Jun 7, 2021 | Sweet Salone
Last Friday and Saturday we hosted our second (pop-up) market. After the success of our ‘get-ready-for-Christmas-market’ last November, we decided to host one more market before the rains would start. Both Humu and Foday from the Lettie Stuart Pottery Center joined us...
by Suzanne Regterschot | May 21, 2021 | Sweet Salone
Aurora just launched an overview of our Sweet Salone project’s impact over the past couple of years. The Sweet Salone project, connecting international designers and Sierra Leonean artisans, has been growing each year since the start back in 2017. Since 2019 we have...
by Sigurður Sigurðsson | Feb 20, 2021 | Sweet Salone
Aurora has now shipped its first full container, full of Sweet Salone products, all handmade in Sierra Leone. It is a major milestone for Aurora and the artisans we work with. We look forward to seeing the outcome and continuing on the same path to support artisanal...
