Aarong Global - Retailing Crafts from Africa
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Initiative of Aarong Global to source crafts from countries in Africa where BRAC operates and sell through e-commerce.
Aarong Global - Retailing Crafts from Africa
- 1. Sourcing Crafts from Africa Mohsena Hassan BRAC-Aarong June 2013
- 2. Liberia Economy: Industry: Rubber processing, palm oil processing, timber, diamonds Agriculture: Rubber, coffee, cacao, rice; sheep; timber Exports: Rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cacao
- 3. Liberian Traditional Fabrics - Lapas
- 4. Accessories and Household Items made with Lapas
- 6. High Quality Wax, Soapstone and Beads
- 7. Sierra Leone Economy: Industry: Mining (diamonds); small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles); petroleum refining Agriculture: Rice, coffee, cacao, palm kernels; poultry; fish Exports: Diamonds, rutile, cacao, c offee
- 8. Country Cloth- Ronko, Gara and many more
- 10. Wood Carving
- 12. South Sudan Economy: Industry: Oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleu m refining Agriculture: Cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, mille t, wheat; sheep Exports: Oil and petroleum products, cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts
- 14. Basketry and Home Textile
- 15. Tanzania Economy: Industry: Agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine), diamond and gold mining, oil refining Agriculture: Coffee, sisal, tea, cotton ; cattle Exports: Gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cot
- 17. Kangas
- 18. Kitenge
- 20. Uganda Economy: Industry: Sugar, brewing, tobacco , cotton textiles, cement Agriculture: Coffee, tea, cotton, toba cco; beef Exports: Coffee, fish and fish products, tea, gold, cott on
- 21. Bark Cloth Made from bark of Mutubu Tree
- 22. Traditional Rag Dolls and Soapstones