As founder and director of Atelier Ndomo, Doumbia has created a social and commercial extension of his life’s work—to promote the traditional textiles of Mali and as a teacher, to empowering Mali’s youth.

Mudcloth (or Bogolan as it is known in Bamana, the language of Mali) reflects the passion and history of the Malian people. Its patterns are symbols of the ancient language and the textiles reect the vitality of the Malian people. Doumbia and the whole Ndomo team have tenaciously worked to create textiles that reect their culture and history while responding to their place in the contemporary milieu of textile design to international acclaim.

Nowhere else can one witness creativity in action as in the textiles of Ndomo. Each piece resonates with authenticity, innovation and contemporary design elements.

Doumbia remains thoroughly committed to empowering the youth of Mali. He started the workshop by employing disadvantaged and troubled youth, giving them marketable skills and the possibility to find meaningful employment and community involvement within the atelier context. As a teacher, he extended his efforts to include this broader social responsibility.