At Alola Foundation Center & Shop, shop for handmade accessories and souvenirs while supporting the empowerment of local women and the Timorese culture. The center sells handbags, purses, pillows, computers bags, woven baskets, carvings, postcards, all made by local women in traditional ways. Feel free to roam around and talk to employees, and be sure to make your way to the back of the shop to see the small manufacturing area and the process of weaving. With each purchase, you help the foundation to promote sustainable growth, bolster women's rights, and nurture local culture. Use our Dili trip maker to visit Alola Foundation Center & Shop on your trip to Dili, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.
Create an itinerary including Alola Foundation Center & Shop
© OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Alola Foundation Center & Shop reviews
-
Easy to find and worth the visit. We walked their from our hotel and the air conditioned comfort was very welcome. The Foundation has a good range of local crafts and other produce that are of a... more »
-
We enjoyed visiting the Alola foundation shop on our recent trip to Timor. The staff were helpful and friendly, and we were able to view the range of beautifully made products - most from tais, from.... more »
-
Beautiful tais products and super friendly shopkeeper. And I really love the women empowerment spirit within the foundation!
-
Good selection of tais products. Asked for a personalized salenda; it took a week but it came out beautiful. Can be a little bit expensive.
Plan your trip to Dili
Get a personalized trip
A complete day by day itinerary
based on your preferencesCustomize it
Refine your trip. We'll find the
best routes and schedulesBook it
Choose from the best hotels
and activities. Up to 50% offManage it
Everything in one place.
Everyone on the same page.
Popular things to do in Dili
Hidden gems in Dili
Nearby attractions in Dili
Wildlife in Dili
Museums in Dili
Historic Sites in Dili
Trips to Alola Foundation Center & Shop by other users
5 days in East Timor
BY A USER FROM AUSTRALIA
Dili
Atauro
20 days in Southeast Asia
BY A USER FROM SWEDEN
Dili
Atauro
Com
29 days in Southeast Asia
BY A USER FROM SWEDEN
Dili
Atauro
Com
29 days in Asia & South Pacific
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Bandar Seri Begawan
2 days in East Timor
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
Tais Market
The Archives & Museum of East Timorese Resistance
Alola Foundation Center & Shop
14 days in East Timor
BY A USER FROM AUSTRALIA
Dili
Atauro
Ermera