Fair trade stores Senegal

Cotton clothes, bags, cushions, sculptures and jams, this fair trade shop is worth a visit for its many handicraft products, made by the villagers of Ndem, 120 km east of Dakar. In order to improve their living environment, they have organized themselves into an NGO which groups together a total of 16 surrounding villages. This shop is one of their showcases to make their products known. Maam Samba also offers comfortable guest rooms and has a restaurant with simple and authentic cuisine. A good address.

Diapalante is a vocational training and integration centre for young people in difficulty, mainly in the environmental and sustainable development professions. In order to generate income to finance its activities, a solidarity shop has been set up with a strong emphasis on local craftsmanship. Paintings, jewelry, batik fabrics, lamps and other decorative objects, you will have a choice of quality. The centre also offers two guest rooms, in a bioclimatic building, which offer basic but pleasant comfort.

Born in 1984, the Centre d'Etudes Recherche-Action pour le Développement de la zone Soudano-Sahélienne (CERADS) is a French NGO helping the development of populations through local initiatives. The association thus had the idea of transforming typha, an invasive plant from the Senegal River, into papyrus according to the traditional Egyptian method. These leaves are then painted by artists, becoming real works of art. The low-concentration soda used in the papyrus manufacturing process is recycled into soaps and soaps.

In 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.