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CONGO-GOMA - LIVES OF WOMEN IN
POVERTY, WAR, VOLCANO ERUPTION
+ GOMA HANDICAPPED WOMEN'S CRAFT
COOPERATIVE
Mama Kavira's house
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What is life like for women in Goma? Here is an example. For the past 12 years Fabiola and Mama Kavira (the first women to work with Shona) have lived with at least ten family members in a small shack on an abandoned lot, with no running water or electricity. They had no regular source of income and often had to beg for food from neighbors. Occassionally they were able to find work carrying rocks used for construction. This work required everyone, including the children, to carry bags of rocks on their head for several hours. By carrying these rocks for a week their family earned at most 10 dollars. On many days, even this work was unavailable. |
The lives of Fabiola and Mama Kavira are not very different from the lives
of most people in Goma. Employment is scarce. War, poverty, and corruption
have ravaged the country. After more than three decades of a corrupt
dictatorship, |
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SHONA HANDICAPPED WOMEN'S CRAFTS
FROM CONGO
Designed,
sewn and sold by handicapped women in
A
gift of hope
Each
Shona item is a testament to the faith, determination and dignity of an
incredible group of people. These women live in
This
is fair trade in its truest sense.
100% of the profit from each sale goes directly to the craftswomen themselves
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