I am blogging this to enter a drawing for a Timbali bag :)
These super-cool bags are more than an accessory!
They are made by women in Swaziland, really really poor women. These women then volunteer their time at feeding care points in Swaziland to feed thousands of orphans. Why are there so many orphans in Swaziland, you ask?
Well, Swaziland has the highest AIDS rate in the world and the average life-span is under 35. You can imagine if all most of the adults 35 and older are dead---that leaves a tremendous amount of children that are without parents. Many of these children are HIV+ as well. Timbali Crafts was started to give these women an income as well as spiritual nourishment which is also passed on to the orphans they care for. Here is their website: Timbalicrafts.org
There is a tag on each purse. On this tag, the lady who made the purse has written her name. Most of the bios can be found on the Timbali Crafts website.
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