L'ATELIER
Read moreIn addition to the construction of wells and a mill in the area, the Spanish association Bassari also helped to create this workshop, at the entrance of the Tako Mayo camp. Here, about 20 girls, aged 14 to 25, are trained in sewing. You will be able to appreciate their work on the spot and leave with one of their creations, the welcome is also very warm! Batik fabrics are also sold there. They come from another workshop set up by the association in Dindéfello where about ten young girls are trained.
LE VILLAGE ARTISANAL
Read moreDepending on the Chamber of Trades, it is one of the very first craft villages in Senegal and the only tourist point in the city to buy souvenirs. In total, about twenty small artisan huts nestled in the greenery where you can buy many souvenirs: masks, sculptures, jewelry, paintings, shoes ... Moreover, Adama Touré, creative artist installed in the hut No. 6, makes very nice earrings made of glass beads. The sellers are less insistent than in Dakar, but it will still be necessary to haggle.