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| Leatherworking Youth Mentoring |
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| Project Director |
| Tamba Traore |
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Project Number |
Total Cost (US$) |
Location |
CA11-09 |
$109.00 |
Markala, Mali |
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Project Details
A couple years ago on one of his first trips to a community named
Markala Executive Director Scott Lacy visited local artisans and
trades people. While touring local workshops a young boy around
12 years old approached Lacy and gave him a hand-crafted wallet. The wallet featured traditional
designs and a personalized front flap with Lacy's Malian name printed on it. When Lacy inquired as to
who made the wallet, the young boy smiled and said it was his handywork. When asked where he
learned his excellent leatherworking skills the boy reported that his father teaches him leatherworking
every day.
Country Director Tamba Traore explained to Lacy that the boy was an apprentice leatherworker
(garanke), and that the boys father has been teaching his apprentice son how to make wallets, shoes,
belts, and more. Because of the young man's talents and his promise as a traditional leatherworker (an
important trade in the domestic Malian economy), African Sky has supported the leatherworker and his
son through a small enterprise donation to help them purchase supplies to increase their production for
local markets. In 2009 African Sky gave the father and son leatherworking team $109 to purchase a
bulk load of raw leather and miscellaneous supplies.
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