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MZ Wallace x Albers Metro Tote benefits Le Foyer de Tambacounda

Oct 10, 2019

MZ Wallace, known for their beautiful and imaginative handbags, has generously created a limited-edition Metro Tote for the benefit of Le Foyer de Tambacounda.

MZ Wallace, known for their beautiful and imaginative handbags, has generously created a limited-edition Metro Tote for the benefit of Le Foyer de Tambacounda. Le Foyer is an exceptional educational facility in Senegal that enables over 130 young women a year to determine their own futures. It is a major project of Le Korsa, an affiliate of the Albers Foundation that gives unprecedented physical health and educational and cultural opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Adorned with one of Josef Albers's dictums, "Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers," the bag also includes two pouches, one of which features an Anni Albers quote: "Students worry about choosing their way. I always tell them, 'You can go anywhere from anywhere.'"

Monica Zwirner, a cofounder and designer at MZ Wallace said, "Empowering women has always been important to our philosophy of giving back to the community, whether on a local or global scale. Ensuring that women have access to an education, and the opportunities that arise from it, is an impactful way to put this philosophy into action. We are thrilled to partner with The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation to support Le Korsa."

For more information and to purchase a tote, visit https://www.mzwallace.com/features/albers

A student at Le Foyer de Tambacounda with the MZ Wallace x Albers Metro Tote. Photo: Sofia Verzbolovskis.