How I Made it in Africa and how YOU can too! This quote below I heard from an industry leader that I highly respect, and it sums this up exactly what i did in just a few words. “First you have to find the biggest pain poi...
The rising tide of illegal immigrants from West Africa, the Horn of Africa, and other regions arriving on Europe’s shores is a wake-up call for the urgent need to create more jobs for youth, and for women. The creative indust...
Launched in 2011, Jacqueline Shaw, Founder and Director of Africa Fashion Guide has released her book on African fashion entitled ‘Fashion Africa – a Visual Overview of Contemporary African Fashion’ with an aim to cele...
I am very excited to announce I will be speaking with the fashion students at one of the biggest fashion schools in one of the best cities in the world! I will be at FIT in NYC this Friday. A limited number of copies of my book...
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AFG Mission
1-To Support Economic Development in Africa
2-To Promote the use of Ethical and Sustainable Textiles
3-To Encourage Trade Relationships over just Aid
4-To Support WFTO Fairtrade Principles
5-To Encourage Discussion and Implement Action
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