Kibonen NY Fashion Brand Taking Cameroon’s Fabric Industry to the World Market: Launches a Fashion & Design Production Plant in Bamenda *Dubbed Made in Camer Fair Trade Production Plant

* To Produce 10000 Fabrics in a Month for Exportation and Exhibition at US Essence Musical Festival

*Tailors, Fashion Designers to be gainfully paid

*A Child Care Center in the offing 

 

The Made in Camer Fair Trade Plant which is the Cooperate social responsibility of the VIRTUES Group LLC was born out of the growing popularity of the Kibonen NY Fashion brand name in the world of show biz and fashion design, that gave her room to be privileged amongst those to exhibit at one of the world’s biggest festival in the US known as Essence Musical Festival that celebrates African-American culture and music in its 25^th anniversary from June 30^th to July 3^rd 2016.

Due to the pressing need to produce about 10000 quality fabrics in a months time to be exported for the US Essence Musical Festival show, and about a 1000 orders or commands in two days, a Fashion and Design industry plant had to be given birth to in Bamenda under the taking care business of Fichian F.NFI Production Manager, Nfor Florence Head of Seamstress, Achidi Achu Janet Job Councilor NEF, Marceline Natang Job Councilor NEF and Gwendoline Fongu communication Officer to recruit and train already established tailors in the quality production exercise and to gainfully pay them in order to meet the exigencies.

The revelation was made known and disclosed to the Cameroonian public in Bamenda in a press conference that played host at the Ayaba Hotel Conference hall before the Media on the 17^th of May 2016.

Kibonen Nfi chief host and founder of the Made in Camer Faire Trade Production plant in the three (3) hours exchange with the Press sounding very optimistic, said “we are an entity with a rich cultural and artistic values that can march all other world standards, but some where along the line we are lacking, Cameroon need to belong in the world of Fashion and design, which is why we are starting a production plant. Skills and qualities of already established tailors have to be improved so that their products can march world standards; they have to be gainfully paid for their works. Cameroon Fabric has to march the standards and qualities of others in the world market”. Speaking further she admitted that the venture which is one of the cooperate social responsibility of the VIRTUES Group LLC, warrants her to give in her best for the interest of her Nation Cameroon in the World of Fabrics, fashion and design.

To her and the establishment, its goals will be to produce high quality garments and through this provide people within our community with opportunities through employment not charity and improve their lives, the lives of their families. To be innovative and bold with focus on developing a self-sustaining manufacturing business with social and environmental principles, to pay fair wages, provide needed social services, a pleasant place of work and a commitment to limit its environmental impact. To increase export to the rest of the world while benefiting from the opportunities offered by the African Growth and opportunity act. To offer other brands and designers from all over the world the full CMT (cut, make, trim) process and garment manufacturing.

As benefit, made in Camer will gain from opportunities offered by the African growth and opportunity act and other trade agreements further provides the opportunity to strengthen the country’s economy as a whole through the increase in exports from Cameroon to the rest of the world.

Through local production, Made in Camer will capitalize on the cultural intellectual property within the Bamenda community thereby strengthening the preservation of craftsmanship, while improving on what already exist to create sustainable development. It is the belief of the Made in Camer founder Kibonen that this is a key ingredient to ending poverty in the community and made in Camer aims to be a driving force in its eradication.

Kibonen known collectively as all Africa’s child, originally from the monetary world as a specialty  switched to culture, fashion and design out f love and passion for Africa’s cultural values, was nominated 2013 emerging designer by Africa Fashion International, has successfully showcased her talents at the arts institutes Mercedes Benz fashion week NY SS15, Mercedes Benz fashion week Africa SS13, SS14,SS15, has featured on BBC focus on Africa, GQ SA, Forbes Africa and the New African Women Magazine. Her works has been showcased at the National Museum of Africa Art, -smithsonian institution, Is  amongst the 13 top designers selected from the 2015 talent\ethical fashion initiative competition and is a laureate of the Italian Vogue Talent award.