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Thursday, January 31, 2002

Fashion with a Conscience, Rome, Italy

Cordelia Salter, Founder of eShopAfrica.com participated in the Moda Mania Event, 2002 organized by Marymount International School in Rome, Italy. She presented a seminar called "Fashion with a Conscience" on how to make ethical design decisions by incorporating arts and crafts from Africa. The students were shown a wide range of African textiles, beads and other artefacts and given information about the artisans that make them.

Wednesday, January 9, 2002

Finalist in the Stockholm Challenge


eShopAfrica was a finalist in the Stockholm Challenge 2002, a global competition that looks for innovation and originality in the use of ICT. The Stockholm Challenge was closed after the 2006-2008 competition.