Aoua Keïta I The Ecology Tote Bag
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Aoua Keïta I The Ecology Tote Bag

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A creation by the artist Afi Kodjobi Tchoukpa  

Material: 80% organic cotton spun and combed, 20% recycled polyester

 Weight: 300 G/M²

PIONEER OF AFRICAN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT

AOUA KEÏTA 1912-1980 - MALI

Born in 1912 in Bamako, Aoua Keïta was Mali's first midwife. Assigned to Gao in 1931, she successfully advocated for the opening of a maternity ward in 1934. An anti-colonial activist, Aoua Keïta mobilized and united women wherever she was posted, significantly contributing to the growth of the Union Soudanaise – Rassemblement Démocratique Africain (US-RDA). Despite hostile conditions, including a difficult divorce, she championed women's rights, establishing initiatives such as the Women’s Mutual Aid Society of Nara. A staunch unionist, Keïta believed that politics should not be exclusive to men and became the first woman elected as a deputy in Mali in 1959. She participated in drafting the Malian family code and served as Secretary General of the Pan-African Women’s Organization, which initiated the celebration of International African Women’s Day on July 31. Exiled to Brazzaville following the coup against Modibo Keita, she published her autobiography Femme d’Afrique in 1975, before returning to Bamako, where she passed away in 1980.

A creation by artist Afi Kodjobi Tchoukpa.

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Artistes
Afi Kodjobi Tchoukpa
Tote Bag
Aoua Keïta

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