Beads and Seeds: Batwa Pygmy Necklaces 
Mothering Across Continents necklaces are strung by a Batwa (pygmy) tribe, who gather the beads (seeds) near the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda.
The necklaces symbolize what happens when women are connected and equipped as a social network changing the lives of children in Africa. They can be worn in a single strand, looped, as a lariat, or as a layered bracelet.
Necklaces are $20 each, plus shipping and handling. Sales proceeds are shared between the Batwa and Mothering Across Continents.
"Running Through the Scary Woods"
This book, by Founding Mother Raichelle Hall "Rai" Glover and her mom, Lilease W. Hall, is the tale of a young courageous struggle in the 1920s and 1930s with fear and spiritual reliance that foretells the everyday struggles of men and women facing the unknown and unfathomable. The story is more than a tale of one girl's triumph over obstacles--it provides a graphic paradigm for anyone who has to grapple with fear in the modern world. Please visit Rai's website to order your copy. A portion of all book sales goes to Mothering Across Continents.
"Angels in the Dust" DVD
Of the millions of children who are orphans in Africa, only a small minority live in traditional orphanages. Through a collaboration with Dream Out Loud Films, we are one of the exclusive providers of the DVD "Angels in the Dust," voted “Best in Fest” at several international festivals. The film profiles Marion Cloete – who, with her family – left a privileged life to create an orphanage serving 500 children in South Africa.
Purchase this DVD for $23 (plus shipping and handling) through Mothering Across Continents and $5 will go to support our activities.
Would you like to arrange a public showing of the film with a guest presentation from Mothering Across Continents? Please contact: info@motheringacrosscontinents.org
DO UBUNTU Bracelets
In 2008, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu explained the traditional African concept of Ubuntu as, “ . . . the essence of being human . . . When you have this quality – Ubuntu – you are known for your generosity."
Through a collaboration with Dream Out Loud Films, we are one of the exclusive providers of DO UBUNTU -- *DO UBUNTU, the Orphan Bracelet Campaign, OBC, http://www.orphanbracelet.org/. These bracelets are hand-crafted in South Africa using lead-free copper, brass and aluminum wire. They're popular with all ages, men and women, and can be worn in the shower or bath.
Bracelets are $15 (plus shipping and handling). We divide the purchase price evenly with half directed to the women's cooperative in South Africa and half to Mothering Across Continents activities.
