The “Union des Associations des Artisans de Bandiagara” unites over 20 organizations of specialized craftsmen and –women, such as the bogolan producers, the indigo producers, the weavers, the carpenters etc. Strawberries Fabrics works through this Union, who assures that orders received are divided evenly and fairly over the different producers. Total membership of the union (through the different associations) is over 3,000 - spread over the whole of the Dogon region.
The Dogon indigo fabric is being produced by the “Association of Indigo Producers’. Due to the fact that according to tradition, indigo dyeing is a female activity, all members of this association are women. The members undertake communal activities such as wholesale purchases of raw material and marketing