Maruapula:
- a Setswana word for ‘clouds of rain’
- a collaborative effort of people crafting for the sake of those in need.
One of the best things about the internet is the ability for people to collaborate on an international level to make a real difference for people in need.
One of the awesome people on Craftster has started up a Etsy store to raise money.
I’m planning on opening up a store on Etsy in which different people can donate crafts, and 100% of profits , will go to families in need. Specifically, the focus would be on families in 3rd world countries, with an emphasis on Africa.
The specifics:
Anybody who would be willing to donates art or crafts to the store would contact me and send their crafts this way along with a suggestion of what they think that the craft is worth. I understand that some people may think it would be better to keep the item themselves and then send it out when it is bought, but if I’m running this shop, I can’t risk that. (This being, of course, because somebody could flake out on me after the item is bought and then the store would have negative feedback.)
I will take pictures of the item and post it. If it sells, I’ll take care of getting it sent out immediately.
I’ll keep, on the site, a running tally of what has sold for the month and how much for. I’ll also have up what the money is going for that month. Anybody who donates an item, or anybody who requests, will be put on a list to receive a newsletter every month, that will go into
detail about what EXACTLY the money has gone to. (For example, a milk cow for a family in Uganda, books for a library for children in India, etc…)
So, if anybody is interested, I’d love to hear from you!
The store is here and it’s currently empty so all my crafty buddies out there might want to consider donating something! And of couse you should all check back soon to see what great products you can buy!
