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· Behind The Scenes

Anou Tech Updates: Bringing Artisans and Their Customers Closer Together

Anou's rebuilt custom order system puts artisans and their customers in the same place, so the progress, photos and data of a commission are shared …

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Design Spotlight: Zahra of Association Afous Gafous

· Artisan Products

Design Spotlight: Zahra of Association Afous Gafous

Zahra Amzil of Association Afous Gafous drew a rug design from an Amazigh film she was watching. A look at how one of Anou's rising …

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Meet the Cooperative - #1 Coop. Asnli from Immouzer Marmoucha

· Community

Meet the Cooperative - #1 Coop. Asnli from Immouzer Marmoucha

First in a series introducing the cooperatives behind Anou, in their own words: Cooperative Asnli of Immouzer Marmoucha.

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Breaking Ground : Africa's first carbon-negative yarn

· Behind The Scenes

Breaking Ground : Africa's first carbon-negative yarn

The Anou Cooperative is building Africa's first carbon-negative, sustainable wool and yarn mill.

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· Advice

Buying and Sourcing Moroccan Vintage Rugs: What You Need to Know

Moroccan vintage rugs do not really exist. What the term actually means, who benefits from it, and how to tell whether a seller is being …

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Anou Featured by BBC World News

BBC World News features Anou, the Women's Leather Collective of Marrakech, and artisan leader Rachida Ousbigh of Cooperative Tiglmamin.

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· Behind The Scenes

Anou and COVID-19

Last Updated: May 6th 2020 In the beginning of March we suspended most of our operations and froze shipments.

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Anou Founder Selected As An Ashoka Fellow

· In The Media

Anou Founder Selected As An Ashoka Fellow

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 …

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The Artisan's Store

· Advice

The Artisan's Store

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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Launching Anou's First Community Development Fund!

· Initiatives

Launching Anou's First Community Development Fund!

We’re incredibly excited to announce Anou’s first Community Development Fund. Our goal with the fund is to provide outstanding artisans from across the Anou community …

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