Tansghart Woodwork Centre
The Eve Branson Foundation operates three craft centres in the local area. Each centre focuses on teaching a different traditional artisan skill including weaving, woodworking, tailoring and embroidery. The centres provide young people from the local community with the training, tools and space to learn and share new skills.
Tansghart Woodwork Centre was set up to help tackle youth unemployment and the lack of vocational training for young men who have dropped out of school – with an overall aim of addressing the skills gap. Carpentry training has moved into its second year with trainees fulfilling large bespoke orders including 800 gifts for the American Chamber of Commerce. A health and safety course in machinery and tool usage took place earlier in the year and items such as carved wooden games and bespoke hand-carved Christmas trees now feature in the rooms at Kasbah Tamadot.
Buy a gift
If you’re a guest at Kasbah Tamadot or just visiting the area you can purchase products made at our craft centres directly from the Berber Boutique at Kasbah Tamadot – a wonderful boutique selling traditional artisan items.You can also find out more about purchasing products from the craft centres online.
Visit us
If you are planning a trip to Morocco and would like us to arrange a personalised tour of our projects and meet the artisans you can book an excursion here.
Meet the artisans
Many people in Morocco’s rural Atlas Mountains drop out of education at a young age. In our craft centres, we provide the opportunity to learn artisanal skills that can lead to a future income for individuals and their families. Meet our artisans.
