Amelsa Yazew inspects finished baby blankets made at her company offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia after a morning meeting with her staff. The entrepreneur runs a brand known as Little Gabies, which produces children’s blankets, all handmade from the country’s traditional Gabi cloth. The company was started in 2013 after Amelsa had her first child and after struggling to find suitable baby blankets that would not irritate her baby’s sensitive skin. Amelsa uses organic cotton for her products, she says she ensures her business manufactures handmade products from the start to finish with little help from machines. Little Gabies products sell for between 20 and 150 U.S. dollars.

Source: Ethiopian News October 21, 2016 17:37 UTC