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| Remote areas: | 3-5 business days |
Hope Art Critters - Artsy Bunny - Stripez - These funky new designer sock bunnies are all hand-made by a charity project that supports women in Rural Zambia. By purchasing this cute bunny, not only will you be receiving a completely unique, hand-made African item, but you will also be directly supporting a mother and her family. The entire R100 goes straight back to the Hope Art project.
About the Hope Art Project
A group of impoverished, unemployed and mainly HIV positive Zambian widows are facing the orphan challenge and producing hand crafted items. People that care buy and sell this unique hand crafted jewelry and all net profits from ¿Hope Art¿ are invested in the Zambia Project that provides shelter, food, education and healthcare to children and women in need. Your purchase will make a difference in the lives of many impoverished children and women.
Please tell your friends about these wonderful gift ideas and get involved by contacting us on email: hopeart@zam.co.za. Your participation will fill many hearts with hope.
Goals of the Hope Art Project
Raising funds for the Zambia Project. Investing 100% of our net profits in the Zambia Project allows for long-term sustainable care for the orphans and vulnerable women in Western Zambia.
Providing income through entrepreneurial development. This is a sustainable approach to poverty eradication where Zambians build their skills and long-term capacities through meaningful creative work.
How Hope Art Started
We were desperate to start a village where we could care for more orphans and vulnerable children, so we cried out to God, asking for His guidance.
God responded with one word: ¿Art¿.
Through His prompting and guidance we then launched Hope Art in July 2009. We encouraged the local people to embrace the orphan situation and get involved. In response to this challenge, a group of unemployed women from Hope Church, volunteered to help. Artists from South Africa agreed to visit us in Zambia and teach these women how to make some arts and crafts. We were hoping to be able to sell these and make a profit to help fund our village for orphans.
There is also a paper beads craft project, which was an absolute hit and soon the women were able to receive an income instead of just volunteering their time.
When Hope Art first started, we had no facilities to care for the kids besides a tent. Today, we run a centre for malnourished children, a school for vulnerable children, and house orphans that have nowhere else to live!
Visit www.hopeart.co.za for more information on the project, other craft items you can purchase or to get more involved in this project.
Thank you for supporting this very important initiative by purchasing one of the Hope Art products!
