Cooperative Zohour · Beni Moussi, Errachidia
WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
SIZE
67cm x 47cm x 1cm — 2ft 2in x 1ft 7in x 1in
WEIGHT
300 g
MATERIALS
Wool and String and Sack
PRODUCT ID
#29414
vegetable product use to be at home under blanket to protect from the cold
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MEET THE MAKERS
Naima Chakiri
Naima was born in 1976 in Ksar Gaouz, which is a small village just outside of Beni Moussi. She is the current treasurer of The Cooperative Zohour Development of Women and can often be found mentoring young girls in weaving, passing along the skills she learned for her mother. Naima is one of the few educated women of the cooperative, she attended the Dar Al Quran, which is an educational institution that promotes cultural and religious aspects in Moroccan society. She hopes to improve the quality of the local production through training and practice, and also by conducting research about sites related to traditional crafts.
Najia Adli
Najia was born in 1976 in Ksar Gaouz, which is a small village outside of Beni Moussi. She learned to weave from members of her family, and as a result, she became a prime candidate to become a member of the cooperative as soon as it was founded. She hopes that the sales of the cooperative increase so they can afford to rent a center where all the women can work on their craft together.
