t the age of 18, her bachelor’s degree freshly in hand, Bodo visits her grandmother who asks her: « What are your plans for the next 3 months’ holidays before your university year begins? Why don’t you come and work with me?” Bodo dit not know it but these 3 months were going to be very important in her career path. Bebe Jiji (“Bebe” is how we usually call grandmothers in Madagascar) owned and ran a fashion boutique and atelier in the city which was very famous for the quality of its work During these 3 mon
The memory of Bebe Jiji in her boutique came to her as an evidence and Bodo created her first workshop, Capricorne Ltd, specialized in handmade embroidery on all supports in 1992. The orders grew up quite quickly. Bodo exported mainly to Europe and to South Africa Thanks to these successes, Bodo obtained a scholarship in 2005 to attend a training cycle provided by Aid to Artisans. The first decision she took after this capacity building program was to change the name of her company: Capricorne Ltd became Ar
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