You Can Change the World: Mama to Mama
November 7th, 2008 Posted in Society | Tags: crafts, haiti, You Can Change the World
My wife has been on a craft kick the past few months like I’ve never seen.
One of the coolest projects she’s talked about lately is called Mama to Mama. The idea is for crafty people (i.e., not me) to spread some peace and handmade love. The crafty mind behind the big idea is Amanda Blake Soule, author of the Soule Mama blog and the book The Creative Family. She describes Mama to Mama like this:
“The simple act of creating something with intention and heart—for someone in need, can have a beautiful effect on the lives of others. We can, indeed, do something to create a more just and peaceful world … all with the simple, mindful and crafty work of our hands.”
Their first project is to make hats for newborn babies in Haiti. They’ll be distributed with Safe Birthing Kits to help reduce Haiti’s maternal mortality ratio (1 in 40, which is the highest in the Western Hemisphere. My wife already made a pile of the hats.
Since I’m not at all crafty, I’ll just applaud and support these efforts. Changing the world through craftiness. That’s cool.
