Africa: Guinean Entrepreneur Mariama Camara Promotes African Textiles Worldwide

Guinean entrepreneur Mariama Camara is expanding her work in bringing African textiles to international audiences by helping strengthen the institutions that support the sector. Through the Institute of African Textiles, she is advocating for makers to retain control of their expertise, safeguard it and gain more economic benefit from it. Her efforts connect the preservation of African craft traditions with opportunities for the people who sustain them.

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