Ne y windiga!
("good day" in mooré language)

Hello and welcome to our blog! We are a women cooperative from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Our group exists since 2001. Since then we specialise in creating products made from recycled paper, like greeting cards and photo albums.
We have a nice atelier in the Village Artisanal de Ouagadougou. Below you can see some of our products and follow the steps on how they are made.
We hope you will enjoy exploring our site and look forward to your feedback and comments. For any questions about pricing or to place an order, please contact us by email at papiersdusahel@gmail.com.

> Paper production

Our Raw materials: Old paper and straw.





The paper is soaked for a day and mashed.





The straw is boiled and washed.





The mashed paper and the straw are mixed with water and poured into a bath tub.





A screen is dipped into the bath tub and covered with a layer of pulp.





The screen is placed onto a cloth. After wiping up the excess water, the screen is carefully removed to leave the paper on the cloth. It is then covered with another piece of cloth and the cycle starts over.






After about 50 sheets of paper have been made, the stack is pressed to remove the water.





The sheets of paper, still stuck to the cloths, are seperated and hung up to dry.





If desired, textile colours can be added to the paper pulp.





Once dry, the paper is removed from the cloth and ironed.





Afterward, the paper is ready to be used for manufacturing.

> Our workshop

> Our greeting cards