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shwe shwe poppi "hope"

$35.00

"this Shwe Shwe Poppi is based on my drawing, I hope you like it! I live in Soweto, South Africa and play buddy with my friends. my favorite food is chicken. Green is my best color and I love lions."
Shwe Shwe is a style of patterned fabric with a long tradition among indigenous people of South Africa, while a Poppi is a colloquial term for a doll or soft toy. the poppi designs are based on the naive, heartfelt and enchanting drawings produced by the children of the Zola Crèche in Soweto. these toys are sewn by hand by our team of grandmothers, young mothers, even some men! each doll is unique, have their own fun personalities, and bear the names of their young creators.
a percentage of all profits go towards an educational fund administered by the African Children's Community Education and Feeding Scheme (ACFS). the ACFS was founded in 1945 and today distributes much-needed food to 26,000 children at 13 different centers in the Johannesburg townships daily! each doll is handmade with a variety of different colored materials. orders will be filled assorted.

recycled | worldly | handmade | beyond

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