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In January 2001, with the help of the Agency for the Advancement of Women in Timbuktu, a piece of property was deeded, signed, and delivered to the women of Niafunke, a small village near Timbuktu in central Mali. The women then founded the Niafunke Mat Weaving Cooperative. Although the women had secured the land for the cooperative, they did not have the funding to construct a building on the land. TurtleWill, a program run by Irma Turtle, travels to needy countries around the world and helps local tribes improve their own living conditions. The organization provided the funds and aided in the construction of a building for the Niafunke Mat Weaving Cooperative, which produces traditional hand-made mats and sells them for profit. The cooperative uses the profits to purchase new materials, livestock, and food. This photo shows the women of the Niafunke Mat Weaving Cooperative and one of their hand-made mats.
Source: www.turtlewill.org
Photo Credit: Irma Turtle, TurtleWill
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