Category Archives: Travel Another of my Global Mamas volunteer assignments was to coordinate a fashion shoot for staff, volunteers and friends to model the 2010 clothing line. Here are some of my favorites from the day shoot: On the left, a great portrait of staff members Kennedy (front), Amos and Sabina (back). Right, staffer Joyce snuggles with Adrienne, […]  One of my Global Mamas volunteer assignments was to document a papermaking project in the farming and fishing village of Edumafa, Ghana. There, local women are producing note cards from pineapple leaf fibers. During my two visits to the village, which is about 1.5 to 2 hours from my home base in Cape Coast, the […]  Here are some more pics from my visit with Cape Coast seamstresses last Thursday. First up is Gifty, who works in a little storefront in Cape Coast: Like Joanna, Gifty has two apprentices: George, fellow volunteer Eana, and I then went to Moree Junction to meet Sabina and Philomina. Sabina works on an interior patio […]  Thursday, I visited some local seamstresses — creators of Global Mamas’ many batik clothing and accessories — to document their work. A WiP staff member, George, served as my guide and interviewed the women about their 2009 progress. Their general consensus is that each has increased revenue in 2009 and gained confidence in her skills […] |
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