Category Archives: Advocacy in Ain Leuh, Summer 2012

I spent Summer 2012 with a group of women weavers in a small village in the Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco. The summer is documented on this blog, read a little bit about it here.  The weavers were excited to … Continue reading →

I left Ain Leuh in mid-August and am now preparing to move to Philadelphia to enter a program in International Educational Development at UPenn! I had such a wonderful summer with the artisans at the cooperative and was sad to … Continue reading →

One of the main tasks I’ve been working toward this summer has been to overhaul the cooperative’s website into one where customers can learn about their processes and traditional designs, meet the artisans and browse and purchase their products. Ideally, … Continue reading →

We are two weeks into the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. As a general rule, all Moroccans in Morocco are Muslim, so all of Ain Leuh and every member of the cooperative is celebrating Ramadan. This means observing a daily … Continue reading →

Naima Mameri has always enjoyed weaving. She began as a self-taught weaver at 10 years old, when she fashioned herself a loom and tried to replicate the work of her neighbor. Noticing her talent and enthusiasm for the art, this … Continue reading →