Recent Press

"A vision began to take shape among them to produce Afrocentric patchwork quilts to export to the United States and Europe to provide sustainable income, healthcare, and education for the girls and women involved." - Black Enterprise, May 2008

Black Enterprise, May 2006 - written by, Elaine Lee (Editor of Go Girl: Black Women's Book of Travel and Adventure) www.ugogurl.com 

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This is the story behind BaBa Blankets. It is a story about many girls from Ghana's northern region. These girls are otherwise known as "kaya yo" or load carriers and their dream to "learn to sew" was the inspiration behind the BaBa Blankets social enterprise.

Press

"Inspired by their desire to do something more dignified, Brown organized a workshop, and trained 12 in making blankets. . . .'They're meant to be practical as the lives of the girls who made them, Brown said. 'They're used as throws, wall hangings,' she said. 'A lot of love and ambition goes into the sewing of them.'" - San Francisco Chronicle - Feb. 21, 2001

Please visit the following links to read various press coverage Baba Blankets has enjoyed over the past few years.

Aminata named one of New Orleans' Top 10 Female Achievers- July 2009- New Orleans Magazine

Press Release Announcing our Store Opening- June 15, 2009- PRLog

Home textiles Await Duty-Free Benefit Under AGOA - March 2008 - West Africa Trade Hub Tradewinds

Home textiles Await Duty-Free Benefit Under AGOA - March 2008 - Vanguard - Nigeria