african "safari"

Tanzania 2006 photos

 

Handmade Jewelry

One of the things we brought along in 2006 were beads. The months before we also had flyer's up in  the Netherlands in many different elderly homes, churches and companies, asking for old necklaces with beads. This to re-use the beads in making "new" necklaces and bracelets together with the children. We got many supplies.

It was the second time that we went back when I started making bracelets and necklaces with the children. I brought them back and they were sold. I had to make many more of these myself. The money went back into the school funding account for the children. Most of material used was donated.

Your purchase will help go along in their dreams, provide education and will make little hearts and souls blossom!

For the jewelry we use hennep rope and glass and/or wood beads. Many color combinations are possible.

We would love to see a project like this grow more, as we like the fact that the children themselves can help out in a playful way with getting money raised for the schooling project. We are currently working on setting up an etsy shop where these can be sold. Until then we can always take custom orders.

Bracelet: $20

Necklace: $35

 

 

 

Card series

 

  

 

 

We intend to open up an etsy shop to be able to sell more cards and other products again to help fund the project. We will keep you updated ofcourse!

We named them "dream-along" cards as with your purchase you will go along in realizing their dreams.

Set of four printed cards: $15

Tanzania 2004

In 2004 visited Tanzania for the first time to work with and for street children and orphans. I was helping out with a dutch charity ("Watoto Tanzania") that helps the children with providing education, food and extra's. The local project "Sanganigwa" is run by catholic nuns from India.

I always had a heart for Africa, it was my biggest dream, my God calling to be there. This was only confirmed more so by actually being there. I still am so thankful that I got the chance to go to Kigoma, Tanzania in 2004, that I did make the decision to go and I am so thankful for all that came on my path there and after.....

To add some more here than just words, I made a few small photograph collages from that stay. You see some of the african beauty, the bags, necklaces and puppet theater we made, the children and SMILES, you see smiles..... children there have the most amazing pure smiles, despite all they have gone trough.  Enjoy!

Please keep visiting here often as we are still posting almost daily until we have everything on here about our journeys to and in Africa (and about the dreams for the future!)

Blessings,

Lilian