About Central Salone

Central Salone trains and employs young women in Sierra Leone to make African print fashion accessories. Our mission is to provide jobs for Sierra Leoneans, especially women, by producing 'Made in Sierra Leone' fashion products. As of 2018, the literacy rate for women above 18 in Sierra Leone was 39.8% compared to 51.6% for men. Although there is a need for more job opportunities, lack of literacy poses barriers to filling out job applications and accessing many jobs in the formal sector, subsequently promoting poverty. The vision is to make African fashion the global fashion leader in design, manufacturing and exports. Central Salone aims to reimagine the use of African prints from traditional wear to everyday wear, increasing visibility of African fashion.Read their story