BLACK ADVISORY BOARD PROGRAMME (BAH)

The BAH (Black Advisory Hub) and Odyssée Startup Incubation and Support Programme – Taama, from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Mali – Association, is launching the second cohort of their youth support program under the Government of Canada's Black Entrepreneurship Program. Title: « Dali fashion and design ». Dali in Bambara, the national language of Mali, means weaving, symbolizes the Malian cultural heritage in the fields of textiles, fashion and interior decoration, ecology, environmental protection and job creation. The program aims to improve the employment and income situation, particularly for women, youth, Malian men, from the diaspora, black, living in Canada in Quebec, Nunavut, Winnipeg and Vancouver in particular. This program of training and accompaniment in fashion and design entrepreneurship focuses on the circular economy, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and innovation in the processes of fashion and design creation and commercialization. Products will be made from natural and sustainable resources, including cotton, earth-based natural dyes, tree bark and hand-made by artisans and fashion designers.