Stories From Morocco's Artisan Community
Artisan leaders, Anou volunteers, and Moon (the cat) on the ground floor of the four story building we just acquired. In the beginning of 2020, Cafe Clock, one of the most famous restaurants in Morocco, donated some space in their new experiential shopping center to The Anou Cooperative. Their space
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The Anou Cooperative is building Africa's first carbon-negative, sustainable wool and yarn mill.
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After a year and a half vetting process, we are excited to announce The Anou Cooperative founder Dan Driscoll has been named as an Ashoka β¦
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Artisans Brahim El Mansouri, Mohssine Benjalloun, Rachida Ousbigh, Kenza Oulaghda, Mustapha Chaouai, work with designer Matthew Long to design Anou's new artisan store in Fes. β¦
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Women of Association Afous Gafous review orders and designs. With every new wave of technology comes the optimism that it will radically change the status β¦
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Earlier this summer The Anou Cooperative surpassed $1 million USD in total sales since we launched the Anou market place several years ago. This is β¦
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The new big thing in Morocco is Sabra, or more often referred to as cactus silk. You canβt scroll for too long on an a β¦
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Mustapha Chaouai of Association Nahda discusses challenges and potential solutions to Moroccan artisan export policies at the US Department of Commerce and Ministry of Handicraft β¦
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Brahim El Mansouri, woodcarver, co-founder and president of the Anou Cooperative, shakes hands with Minister of Handicraft H.E. Dr. Fatima Marouane after signing an unprecedented β¦
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Part I: Traditions Fatiha (right) sits alongside Brahim El Mansouri of Association Ighrem to create some of her first sketches. Fatiha Ait Ouagadir of β¦
Read more →In 2012 Brahim El Mansouri and I set off with the intention to transform the artisan sector of Morocco by creating a marketplace where any β¦
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