I was honored to be part of March 2024 TechWomen Delegation to Cameroon. TechWomen is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs that I helped design and for which I proudly serve as a mentor. In addition to the official delegation week in Cameroon, I was able to visit our TechWomen Fellows in Nigeria. On the way, I flew twice through the Togo airport in West Africa and bought some unique fabric.
One of the side delights of my many trips to the continent is visiting fabric shops to see the lovely cotton print patterns. I have written many times about this – including showing where I have used the fabric. My dining room now has an interesting new Togolese tablecloth made up of two fabrics – each with what looks like a splattered / rolled-on pattern on a red base. My friend Anne Karoly and her sister were kind enough to sew these for me. I made a donation to Education for Ministry in thanks. I think the new tablecloth and napkins complement the fish curtains (fabric from Sierra Leone 2017), and masks I bought in Cameroon (2024). One of the other mentors wrote, “That’s a typical TechWomen mentor house 😉 With goodies from the participating countries. Love it.”
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