Africa Fashion Guide
A social enterprise promoting sustainability within Africa's fashion and textile industry.


 
 

 
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Making in Africa is a Decision AND a Commitment

Starting my business Africa Fashion Guide in 2010 began with a heart to see trade in Africa and to be a change-maker in Africa. And fashion for me was the vehicle. Fashion that is made in Africa. Consider this. If you too ...
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Building Audience in the Corona Pandemic without being Salesy!

Feeling sensitive towards selling or even using social media during this season? I totally get you! And this is why I shared some valuable tips with my facebook group this week and now with you my mailing list for this weeks ...
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SUPPORT | SYSTEMS | STRUCTURE…Which do you lack or need more of?

Can I be honest with you? I never PLANNED to be a business coach advisor strategist accountability partner sourcing agent trainer or public speaker. All of these things just HAPPENED organically because I stepped out. And it’...
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AFRICAN COTTON – HOW THIS CROP IS KEY TO YOUR AFRICAN FASHION BUSINESS

I had the joy of visiting a cotton farm in Burkina Faso west Africa two years ago and the year before I had the chance to offer training to small but mighty talented skilled fashion business during an event there. This January ...
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How the death of my Jamaican Grandfather started my business in Africa

All this talk about new decade and I totally speak that too but when I look back at this time last decade it was a completely different story. I had just started my MA Ethical Fashion degree and was researching into African cot...
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Make 2020 Your African Decade – My 10 year Story

Can you believe just ten years ago in the September of 2009 was when I started my Masters degree in Ethical Fashion from which all you see has stemmed from. That masters degree literally birthed my business Africa Fashion Guide...
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About Africa Fashion Guide

 

AfricaFashionGuide is an information based platform for fashion professionals, students, retailers, magazines, bloggers and all those interested in African fashion and textiles. It was birthed with the focus to create an awareness campaign that promotes the full supply chain of the African fashion and textile industry with an ethical perspective and create links with the greater global textile industry.

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
6-To Build active Relationships between Large Fashion Organisations (designers, fashion schools, media) in UK/Europe and African Designers, Manufacturers, Textiles Suppliers, Artisans and Workshops