by Suzanne Regterschot | des 15, 2020 | Artisans
Foday Thoronka will always brighten up your day with a smile. He is a calm, patient and skillful tailor that has been working for both Aurora Foundation and the employees of Aurora Foundation personally since 2017. Foday is married, has one daughter and three young...
by Suzanne Regterschot | des 15, 2020 | Artisans
Ibrahim Kallon, originally from Freetown, is a textile weaver. At the age of 12, Ibrahim’s grandfather insisted that young Ibrahim joined him every day after school and assisted him in the practice of weaving. While he did not see the benefits of learning this ancient...
by Suzanne Regterschot | des 15, 2020 | Artisans
In 2008, a three-year training course in pottery making was established by the Sierra Leone Adult Education Association (SLADEA), a local organization aiming to reduce the adult illiteracy rate and promoting the non-formal educational sector of Sierra Leone. The...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | des 15, 2020 | Artisans
Brama Town is a small, beautiful village with a population of around one thousand people, located about 30km south of Freetown. It is a community of basket weavers who run a small stall by the main high way. With a total of 30 weavers, they make a small but close-knit...
