Davis-Okundaye in Lagos on Sunday that the centers trained such girls in art works that brought positive changed to their lives.
Davis –Okundaye added that many African countries now send students from their institutions to study textile art at her centres. “Also, international scholars and other researchers in traditional African art and culture also visit our centres from time to time for their research works into Yoruba “Adire’’ fabric processing and African traditional dyeing methods,’’ she said.
“When I opened the centre in Abuja, some of the girls came looking for job, I told them the job that I could offer them was handicraft: bead making, and tie-and-dye of African fabrics. The artist said that she once travelled to Italy with 15 people that they were training for further exposure. She said that several foreign nationals learnt about the existence of our centres through the art works produced by our students.“They asked me how I was managing to take care of the young people. I told them that it came from the proceeds I made from selling my artworks,’’ she said.
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