Nigeria's African "Barbie" Reflects Girls' Cultural Heritage

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
15 January 2014
Tags:
Nigeria, Women and Gender, Children and Youth

Tired of seeing dolls that don't reflect his culture for young girls to be proud of, a Nigerian entrepreneur decided to solve the problem by producing his own line. Joining Africa 54's Ndimyake Mwakalyelye via Skype from Lagos, is Taofick Okoya, CEO of Fico Solutions Limited, which created the dolls.

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