Kayoong Community is so happy to welcome Mme Jeanne, our newest microloan recipient! Mme Jeanne founded a business baking small snack cakes and doughnuts in her home 10 years ago. Over the years, her business…

Every year in May, the honey harvesting season in begins in the Casamance region of Senegal. In 2016, a widow and mother of three gathered her savings and purchased 36 liters of this renowned honey…

Diambar = Warrior in Wolof Our limited edition mugs are available only at Melo Patisserie in Mamelles. Thanks to a generous agreement with the production company, 75% of each 5000 CFA sale goes to pay school…

We just finalized the last money transfers for our 2017-18 scholarship recipients! Through your purchases of Kayoong baskets, rugs and other specialty items, 26 students were able to attend school this year. The youngest is…

MINIBAP, APIAfrique and Kayoong Community are working together to give back to the women of Senegal. For every diaper or sanitary pad pack purchased at the special Buy One, Give One (BOGO) price, the same…

“Every time a Kayoong basket sells, an angel gets its wings.” No, that’s not quite right. So what does happen? Well, first of all the artisan has already received good pay for good work. The…

Kayoong Community is pleased to introduce its first microloan recipient, Madame Combé. Madame Combé lives in the Ouakam area of Dakar and for many years has supported herself and her children through the small shop…

Okay, even we admit it, the colors are pretty ugly, but that beautiful smile? That’s the smile of a woman who learned to crochet mini-baskets using some leftover fabric scraps and now has a Kayoong…

Within her first month of making baskets for Kayoong, Oureye had earned enough to start buying bricks for the home she plans to build, a place to reunite her family and raise her three sons….

Meet Combé, a disabled widow who makes a living purchasing dried fish during high season, then selling her products at market the rest of the year. Combé is very financially responsible, and saves a portion…