By Soumana Saley | President
Thanks to your generous support DIMA raised enough money in its GlobalGiving campaign to build the shed to house the new weaving school. Construction was completed in late September. The first loom has been installed and four more will be installed by the middle of October. Potential weaving students have been interviewed and 10 students have been selected. DIMA plans to start training around the end of October.
During the summer a group of weavers in the United States purchased a production floor loom for the school. It arrived in Niamey in early September. After the weaving students master the traditional looms, DIMA plans to train them on the floor looms.
In conjunction with the GlobalGiving campaign, DIMA established a simple shop for weavings on its website. In early September, NPR (National Public Radio), published an article on Soumana Saley, DIMA's president, and the weaving school. The article led to two purchases of weavings from the shop as well as additional donations through GlobalGiving.
We look forward to sharing future progress with the school. We are grateful for what your help has made possible.
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