CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-FABRICATION OF NDOP

CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-FABRICATION OF NDOP

(230309) -- YAOUNDE, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Flore Amedite Kammogne draws patterns on a fabric to make the traditional Ndop at her workshop in Baham, Cameroon, on March 3, 2023. In Cameroon, crafts such as sewing, quilting, embroidery, and knitting have always been an outlet for women to utilize their creativity. Ndop fabric was originally made by women and was an important symbol of social status and cultural heritage but today - in a different way - it is enhancing the lives of women. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ndop fabric transforms women into micro-entrepreneurs in Cameroon" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-FABRICATION OF NDOP

CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-FABRICATION OF NDOP

(230309) -- YAOUNDE, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Flore Amedite Kammogne and her husband display a traditional Ndop fabric that she has just made in her workshop in Baham, Cameroon, on March 3, 2023. In Cameroon, crafts such as sewing, quilting, embroidery, and knitting have always been an outlet for women to utilize their creativity. Ndop fabric was originally made by women and was an important symbol of social status and cultural heritage but today - in a different way - it is enhancing the lives of women. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ndop fabric transforms women into micro-entrepreneurs in Cameroon" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-FABRICATION OF NDOP

CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-FABRICATION OF NDOP

(230309) -- YAOUNDE, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Flore Amedite Kammogne removes raffia fibers from the dyed fabric to obtain the traditional Ndop at her workshop in Baham, Cameroon, on March 3, 2023. In Cameroon, crafts such as sewing, quilting, embroidery, and knitting have always been an outlet for women to utilize their creativity. Ndop fabric was originally made by women and was an important symbol of social status and cultural heritage but today - in a different way - it is enhancing the lives of women. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ndop fabric transforms women into micro-entrepreneurs in Cameroon" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-FABRICATION OF NDOP

CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-FABRICATION OF NDOP

(230309) -- YAOUNDE, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Flore Amedite Kammogne, assisted by her husband, draws patterns on a fabric to make the traditional Ndop at her workshop in Baham, Cameroon, on March 3, 2023. In Cameroon, crafts such as sewing, quilting, embroidery, and knitting have always been an outlet for women to utilize their creativity. Ndop fabric was originally made by women and was an important symbol of social status and cultural heritage but today - in a different way - it is enhancing the lives of women. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ndop fabric transforms women into micro-entrepreneurs in Cameroon" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-FABRICATION OF NDOP

CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-FABRICATION OF NDOP

(230309) -- YAOUNDE, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Flore Amedite Kammogne weaves Ndop designs with raffia fibers at her workshop in Baham, Cameroon, on March 3, 2023. In Cameroon, crafts such as sewing, quilting, embroidery, and knitting have always been an outlet for women to utilize their creativity. Ndop fabric was originally made by women and was an important symbol of social status and cultural heritage but today - in a different way - it is enhancing the lives of women. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ndop fabric transforms women into micro-entrepreneurs in Cameroon" (Xinhua/Kepseu)