The Quramo Conference is a platform for multi-disciplinary experts and knowledge vendors aimed at covering emerging issues. It is tailored to address advocacy and policy required for shaping ongoing governmental and non-governmental decision-making.

5. AFRICA IS THE FUTURE
African GDP  2.600 billion USD by 2020
Nigeria highest GDP in Africa
313billion middle class African
New consumer for luxury brands
AFRICA  PRESENCE OF INTERNATIONAL LUXURY BRANDS:
Louis Vuitton  Morocco & SA (7.500km distance)
Zegna & Hugo Boss  Nigeria
Gucci & Prada  looking at Angola
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
7 of the top 10 fastest growing economies in the world are in
Africa

6. AN ETHICAL FASHION LABEL OUT TO EMPOWER WOMEN

7. VOGUE Black
RNATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE

8. MISSION
We believe that fashion can create social economical development in
Nigeria
How?...
1.Shaping the technical EXPERTISE that will BENEFIT the Nigerian Fashion
Industry
2.Position NIGERIA as a fashion HUB synonymous of quality and creativity
3.Creating JOB OPPORTUNITIES and SUPPLY CHAIN
4.REDISTRIBUTING WEALTH embracing local communities
5.Economical growth of the country through the prosperity of its individuals
FASHION FOR GROWTH
The World Economic
Forum in 2009 identified
fashion as one of
the industries that can
drive
economical growth in

9. KINABUTI FASHION INITIATIVE
Works in cooperation with the
local communities with the goal
of being instigators of change
and sustainable social and
economic development.
Women Empowerment
vocational educational training -> poverty
alleviation
Community Development
Sanitation exercises -> inclusion in
government waste management
plan
Awareness Campaigns
in collaboration with international NGO ->
inspiring through celebrity endorsement

10. OUR FIRST PROJECT, December 2010, the launch of the label, Port
Harcourt
The full documentary received a sponsorship in 2012 and it went on to
the Film Festival Circuit. It is since then playing in Africa Magic were
millions of people are still watching it and loving it!

11. Today more then half of the girls trained in 2010
are working and supporting themselves and their
families through fashion and entertainment

12. SANITATION EXERCISES – since 2012
Improve living conditions. Monthly sanitation exercise in partnership
with the Local Government Authority to clean up and
provide adequate litter disposal. The Communities were the exercises
were host are now in the government map for weekly collection of
garbage.

14. RAI 1 – TV 7 – APRILE 2012

15. SILK-SCREENING Empowerment
Trainings
• 2012 - MARINE BASE, PORT HARCOURT - 12 single mothers were
trained for over a month in the art of making printed garments
using local and easily accessible materials. The women trained are
now working and supporting their children through this job
• 2014 - ORILE, LAGOS – 15 youths from a marginalized Lagos
community we collaborate with, were trained and the best
qualified have been undertaking contracts printing t-shirts for
Kinabuti

18. SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMICAL
DEVELOPMENT
As part of our mandate, all our empowerment projects are linked to a work
experience where the best students qualified have the opportunity to put in
practice the new acquired skills and qualify for their first contract.
Some of the youth trained in Orile have been producing our
t-shirt collections since 2014.

19. GARMENTS MAKING TRAINING AND
WORKSHOP
•2013 – RUMOLUMENI, PORT HARCOURT -15 women with no previous
experience were trained for 6 months in international garments production and
traditional wear. All the women received a start-up package including sewing
machine and a shop space where they started working together.
• 2014 – LAGOS – 15 women tailors from different unprivileged communities
around Lagos participated to an international MASTER TRAINING to
upgrade their skills and be able to collaborate and produce with established
fashion houses in Lagos. 4 of them are already working in Kinabuti.
• 2015 – LAGOS – 15 women tailors from different unprivileged communities
around Lagos learned the skills of pattern making and grading (sizing) under
the direction of Parsons School of Design NYC teacher.

20. RUMOLUMENI TRAINING

22. RUMOLUMENI COLLECTION REALIZED
BY THE STUDENTS
Leggings, skirts,
dresses and
bomber jackets
Dedicated corner of the collection
at the Kinabuti Atelier in Lagos

24. WORKSHOP BATIK & TIE-DYE
TECHNIQUES
The workshop taught youths the art of tie-dye on fabrics, using antique techniques
of African batik revisited with modern approach.
The workshop represents a vehicle to instigate economical development as the
students qualified for their first contracting job for the Kinabuti label, earning an
income and learning a useful artisanal profession.

26. SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMICAL
DEVELOPMENT
THE ROME COLLECTION, produced and realized with the fabrics and handwork of
previous empowerment projects, on THE RUNWAY of Lagos Fashion and Design
Week

28. DARE2DREAM
Kinabuti produces DARE2DREAM, the entertaining and inspiring
TVshow set to empower university students through
fashion and art.
DARE2DREAM is a reality-series providing a platform for young
Nigerian girls to develop confidence, talents, values and principles
while opening doors for them to build a career.

30. ECOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING
EARTHEN - BADAGRY
The training aims at teaching Earthen building techniques as the basis for a model
of alternative and sustainable development.
BENEFICIARIES: 15 people max with previous cooking business
TRAINER: in collaboration with the Architectural Dept. of the University of
Cagliari (Italy) UNESCO professor
DURATION: 4 months training and construction workshop
JOB CREATION: building of community landscape (see below proposed
render after inspection visit of UNESCO professor)
OBJECTIVE: developing an ecological and sustainable construction
model that uses natural available materials

31. INSPIRATION  AWARENESS 
EMPOWERMENT  DEVELOPMENT

32. CHALLENGES
•HIGH COST OF PRODUCTION
•LACK OF ELECTRICITY & INFRASTRUCTURES
•LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF TRAINED/PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
•INTERNATIONAL UNCOMPETITIVENESS (price & quality)
•NO DISTRIBUTION NETWORK & HIGH COST OF RETAIL

34. Thank you
for your time