Stories From Morocco's Artisan Community
The Anou Cooperative has acquired a four-storey riad in the Fez medina β an artisan-owned home for the community, made possible by Cafe Clock and Anou's donors.
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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.
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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.
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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