Alpha Jallow has a tailoring workshop in Bakau where he and his team make a large number of the clothes that Goodies sells in the UK.

Originally from Guinea-Conakry, Alpha moved to the Gambia in 1990 with his family. He now lives in his own compound with his family of 4 boys. Also living there are two of his brothers and their families. There are now almost enough boys in the compound for a football team!

At his workshop in Bakau, Alpha does a wide range of work, from uniforms for security guards to new traditional outfits for religious holidays. He has a team of tailors and apprentices.

He will often persuade an old tailoring friend to come in and help make the garments for Goodies each year.



Bedcovers that have just had their final treatment.

Salam Batik is run by Amadou Jallow and Sheikh Tijan Secka and is based near London Corner in Serrakunda. They are experts in batik design and dyeing, employing local tailors to make up the garments. They supply us with hoodies, Zeb tops, T shirts and bedcovers.


Bakau Craft Market is one of our favourite places to shop for the business - alive with interesting characters, some of whom have become good friends and help us source many of the things we sell.


Bubacarr Camara was born into an artist family in 1960 in the Republic of Guinea. He migrated to Freetown, Sierra Leone where he was taught tie and dye and Batik work. He is single but has adopted the six children of his elder brother who died with his wife during the civil war in Sierra Leone.