Dear partners and supporters
We wish you a happy New Year – may joy and happiness follow you
We thank you for your partnership and support over the past few years and are looking forward to new adventures
Aurora’s year in a nutshell:
January
Aurora’s founders visited Sierra Leone and met with Aurora’s partners including the weavers in Brama Town, who are working with us in our Sweet Salone project
February
Weaving of a Sweet Salone pillow and blanket, designed by 1+1+1 underway, preparation for Design March 2018 underway
March
Sweet Salone products designed by 1+1+1 on display at Design March 2018
April
Villagers in Brama Town see the video Aurora made about the town’s weavers
May
And then they were four! Agnes joins Aurora’s office in Freetown
June
Fabric shopping in Malama Thomas Street Freetown for Sweet Salone dresses designed by As We Grow
July
Sweet Salone products for sale in Museum of Design and Applied Art, Iceland
August
We visited the two microfinance companies we have been supporting for the last few years
September
In Sierra Leone we have been looking for locally grown cotton for our Sweet Salone products, here we are in Samabendu, Tongolili seeing how the women spin the cotton
October
This fabulous team worked together in preparing for the re-opening of the Lettie Stuart Pottery School and Center
November
What a team! Musicians from Iceland, Sierra Leone and the UK jammed during the first Freetown Music Writing Week
December
The winners of the Kraumur Music Awards 2018
