IMPACT ASSESSMENT

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THE GROUPS

LETTIE STUART
POTTERY

Lettie Stuart Pottery is quite a unique place, not only in Sierra Leone but in all of West Africa, as it is one of very few places that is capable of making high fired pottery products. It was founded by the Sierra Leone Adult Education Association (SLADEA) named after Dr Lettie Stuart the founder of SLADEA. It was established to help adults and youth, who hadn´t received formal education, to acquire skills as potters.

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FODAY THORONKA
TAILOR

Foday Thoronka, is a Freetown based tailor that has been working with Aurora Foundation for several years. Foday is grateful for crossing path with Aurora Foundation as he has acquired new skills from training received through Aurora and all the extra work through the Sweet Salone project as a tailor has help him to build his own house from a single room he was managing with his family and work.

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LUMLEY BEACH
MARKET ARTISANS

Hidden behind the Tourist Board of Sierra Leone facility off Lumley Beach is a small market called Lumley Beach Market, where you can find various goods and souvenirs made by both the sellers in the market and their brothers and sisters in their villages and sent to town. Through the past few years Aurora has worked with several of the artisans that are based in the market.

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BRAMA TOWN
WEAVERS

Brama town is a small village located 30km south of Freetown, with just over 700 habitants. Basket weaving is one of the main activities in the village. The group of weavers is headed by the Chief of Brama town Samuel Walker Mansaray, who tought most of the others the art of basket weaving.

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BARRIE AND PA SOW
BIG MARKET VENDORS

Pa runs a beautiful stall at the Big Market in Freetown, where he sells his self- designed bags. While discussing business with Pa, Barrie turned up and voiced his interest. They have been collaborating with Aurora ever since making colourful crown-like hats for children, made out of leftover materials.

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TIANGAY MARTHA TUCKER
FASHION DESIGNER / TAILOR

Martha is passionate about fashion design, but opportunities to learn are few in Sierra Leone. Her dream is to become a well-established fashion designer and open up a school to teach others.She grew up in a small village but moved to her grandmother in Freetown when she was seven years old to go to school.
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PRODUCTION

LETTIE STUART
POTTERY

  • VASES
  • CANDLE HOLDERS
  • PLATES
  • BOWLS
  • CUPS

BRAMA TOWN
WEAVERS

  • LAMPS
  • BASKETS
  • DOLLS BASKETS

FODAY THORONKA
TAILOR

  • PILLOWS
  • DRESSES
  • SHIRTS
  • TROUSERS
  • DOLLS DRESSES

BARRIE AND PA SOW BIG
BIG MARKET VENDORS

  • CROWNS

LUMLEY BEACH
MARKET ARTISANS

  • CORONETS
  • HAIR BANDS
  • NECKLACES
  • BRACELETS
  • TROUSERS
  • BAGS

TIANGAY MARTHA TUCKER
FASHION DESIGNER / TAILOR

  • MASKS

PRODUCTION EACH YEAR

  2020 DESIGNER NUMBER OF ARTISANS
MASKS 400 Tiangay Martha Tucker 1
WOVEN PRODUCTS 371 1+1+1, HUGDETTA, TERRABLY GOOD 20
POTTERY PRODUCTS 206 1+1+1, HUGDETTA 4
CHILDREN ACCESORIES 130 AWG 6
NECKLACES 58 KRONKRON 1

TESTIMONIALS

TIANGAY MARTHA TUCKER FASHION
DESIGNER/TAILOR

Martha, as she likes to be called, is 26 years old. After finishing secondary school, she learned to be a tailor and knew she wanted to become a fashion designer. After attending a fashion design course at Aurora she started to do different jobs for Aurora´s staff, and when COVID hit, she was hired to make 2000 masks that Aurora donated to its partners. Following successful cooperation she became part of the Sweet Salone project by making masks. She says it has helped her a lot financially to start working with Aurora. She can now save to buy equipment needed for her tailoring and fashion business. Through Aurora, she has also greatly impacted her knowledge about entrepreneurship and how to run her company Tian´s Closet. She is very grateful to have crossed paths with Aurora.

MASAH JULIUS JEWELRY AND
ACCESSORIES MAKER

Masah is married and a mother of four children. She has a very lively presence and, with her business skills and creativity, you would never guess she had not attended school as a kid. She says she has learned a lot of new skills cooperating with Aurora in the Sweet Salone project. And financially, she has greatly benefitted as she can save some of the money she receives for the work and takes care of the family. She is delighted to be part of the group that works with Aurora under the Sweet Salone project.

MOHAMED SESAY BAMBOO CANE WEAVER

42 year old Mohamed is married with three kids. He finished primary education but has since mainly worked on his farm as well as doing basket weaving, which he has really mastered. He is one of the lead weavers in Brama town. He is hugely grateful for all the work Aurora has given him and the team as he has been able to finance his farming project, which is ongoing successfully. He is also able to send all his kids to school and take of his family. He is also grateful for the training he has received through the project and says he has learned to make new designs and expand their products from only making their products in their old fashioned way.

THE SWEET SALONE PROJECT CONTRIBUTS TO THE
FOLLOWING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS