Cooperative Sidi Chta Talsanant · Ait Bouguemez
WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
SIZE
69cm x 63cm x 3cm — 2ft 3in x 2ft 1in x 1in
WEIGHT
1107 g
MATERIALS
Warp and Wool Thread
PRODUCT ID
#16047
Azilal rugs are originally from the high atlas mountains, handmade with intricate and often colorful designs. The plush fabric adds warm and accent to any space
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MEET THE MAKERS
Hasisi Aaicha
Hasisi is from Ait Abess, having moved to Tasltant searching for work when she was 40 years old. She is the mother of 4 boys who are all attending school. She hopes that having moved to a new place, her boys will be able to have a good future. In her village, the idea of learning and going to school was not even a question - no one did it. She is grateful that her children can pursue and education in Tasalnant. Hasisi learned weaving recently from one of her family members that lives here. She loves that there is a coop and hopes to be able to earn a sustainable income to support her children's education. She hopes that her work will one day be known by all the world.
Aala Aaicha
Aala was born in Ait Hakim in 1986, is married to a man in the local village, has four children and has never had the opportunity to attend school and neither have her children because of her level of poverty. Aala learned weaving from her mother when she was a young girl, specializing in carpets. She hopes to learn more and benefit financially from the cooperative so that she can send her children to school.
Fatima Aadi
Fatima Aadi was born in 1968 in the Timit village. Fatima is married to a man from the local village, is the mother of five children and never had the opportunity to attend school because her father died in her childhood and she had to help support the household. She learned weaving from the women of the village at a young age, specializing in hadiras, or decorative blankets. Fatima loves that the coop exists, as it has the potentially to bring a good and improved future to the women of the village. She hopes that it will be as successful as the other associations in the region.