African shwe shwe fabric provides the beautiful pattern and inspiration for these recycled paper mache bowls. The bowls, which take four hours to produce, make a striking statement both visually and socially. In a partnership between Bundu Designs and global aid agency Mercy Corps, $6 from the sale of each bowl will go to the Horn of Africa Emergency Fund. A $6 donation buys 6 fortified nutritious meals for a child.
These paper mache bowls have been hand made by a South African organisation that runs a number of projects for HIV-positive women and children. Its objective is to make it possible for people with the HIV virus to live a normal life with dignity. These innovative bowls are also doing their bit, by helping contribute towards the drought and famine crisis in the Horn of Africa. Across the eastern Horn of Africa, more than 13 million people are now in need of emergency assistance to survive. 4 million are living through the worst famine in 20 years. The crisis is the most severe humanitarian emergency in the world today, and the worst that East Africa has seen in six decades. The Mercy Corps Horn of Africa emergency fund supports teams on the ground that are providing critical services to children and families who urgently need aid. The purchase of one small bowl provides a $6 donation which in turn provides a severely malnourished child with six servings of fortified food.
