Kolective: Empowering Young Seamstresses in Northern Benin

Beninese Seamstress Apprentices
By Peace Corps Benin
Aug. 2, 2017

Kolective began as a grassroots project in the rural village of Cobly in northwest Benin. The project was started by Rural Community Health Volunteer Andrea Nasser as a way to empower adolescent seamstress apprentices by producing and selling handcrafted and unique fashion goods.

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