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

April 27, 2021 · Community

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

The genesis of this Series As we hope most of you know, at the core of our mission is a deep belief in removing all …

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Breaking Ground : Africa's first carbon-negative yarn

March 25, 2021 · 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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December 14, 2020 · Advice

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

Moroccan vintage rugs don’t really exist. This simple fact is all you actually need to know when determining whether that person who is selling you …

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May 6, 2020

Anou Featured by BBC World News

"It is not uncommon to find middlemen that are the bridge between artisans and the outside world. This however is changing slowly -- Anou is …

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March 16, 2020 · 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. This down period gave us time …

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Anou Founder Selected As An Ashoka Fellow

January 7, 2020 · 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

November 27, 2019 · 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!

July 18, 2019 · 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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Putting Technology To Work For Artisans

May 1, 2019 · Behind The Scenes

Putting Technology To Work For Artisans

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 …

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$1 Million

September 26, 2018 · Behind The Scenes

$1 Million

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 …

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