by Urður Ásta Eiríksdóttir | Apr 28, 2022 | Sweet Salone
For the third year in a row, Aurora has carried out an impact assessment on the impact of the Sweet Salone project on the Sierra Leonean artisans involved. In general, the impact assessment gives you a snapshot of the economic situation of the Sierra Leonean artisans....
by Urður Ásta Eiríksdóttir | Apr 7, 2022 | Sweet Salone
Last week was full of excitement! Rosa, Regina and Suzanne met up in The Netherlands to collect the Sweet Salone goods shipped from Sierra Leone to Culemborg in The Netherlands. At Fairplaza, a center for exhibitors with fair-trade goods, the team has worked all week...
by admin | Dec 13, 2021 | Sweet Salone
This past weekend a container full of Sweet Salone goods was shipped out of Freetown port, the second container this year! The Aurora team has been preparing the container for some time and were thus very excited to see the container looking full and ready for...
by admin | Nov 22, 2021 | Sweet Salone
Over this past weekend Aurora Foundation held its annual Christmas market in Freetown with Sweet Salone products. All the products are made in Sierra Leone by different artisans that have collaborated with various international designers. There was also a large table...
by admin | Nov 17, 2021 | Sweet Salone
We are very happy to announce that we have started collaborating with a new designer under our Sweet Salone project. The Green Giraffe is a project led by its founder, Sea Ramanat, a Canadian Freetown resident. Its main focus is to empower communities in Freetown...
by Suzanne Regterschot | Sep 30, 2021 | Sweet Salone
Sadly we had to say goodbye to Makalay last week, our Sweet Salone Coordinator for the past 1,5 years. Since she set foot in our office, Makalay has been an enormous support and helped our Sweet Salone project grow. Some of her milestones include the preparation and...
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