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Calling all Superheroes!
This fall, we have been selling kids' super hero capes as a school shoe fundraiser for orphaned primary school children in Zambia. Ever...y January, my super human friend Angela buys hundreds of pairs of shoes for the children who attend her preschool and elementary schools in Zambia's capital city of Lusaka. A pair of school shoes is a necessary part of all Zambian school uniforms and a crucial barrier to infection during the December - March rainy season.
$10 from every $30 cape we sell goes toward Angela's school fund. Canada-wide shipping is included in the price. So far we have raised $250 for these sweet little feet but I would be delighted if we could sell 50 more capes - bringing our total to $750.
The following photos are of Super Kid capes ready to ship. If you order before next Monday - they'll even beat Santa to your house 
These capes make great Christmas and birthday gifts, are awesome teaching tools for kindergarten classes, and help encourage our little people to be kind humans who use their super powers for good. The capes are one-size and work well up to age 5.
Please help us be a Superhero to Angela so we can put shoes on all those little feet.
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Saying goodnight to 2017 with my top two. Here’s to a new year filled with new adventures, new challenges, and new opportunities to do good work for our families and communities. Let’s all be that change we want to see.
12 Days of #Fairtrade
Day 8: Our gorgeous purses and tote bags from Yambiza are the most beautiful leather and African cotton creations. We started off with more than 50 bags in our collection and are down to less than 10. So if one of these beauties catches your eye, now is the time to buy, buy, buy! Yambiza (formerly Inshila) is a social business based in Lusaka, Zambia with the mission to promote local arts and traditions by developing high quality authentic products which... provide a path with opportunities for the most vulnerable. Every bag sold helps to provide education to 350 orphans.
The tote bags are $88 and purses are $95. Free Canada-wise shipping is included in the price.
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#handmade #consciousconsumer #ooak #christmas #carryall #ubuntucollective #leather #purse #feelgoodshopping #guiltfreeshopping #giftsthatgivetwice
12 Days of #Fairtrade
Day 7: For this 7th day of fairtrade, why not bring this fun elephant hook into your home? Our multi-coloured beaded elephant comes with 4 sturdy hooks. You can use this to hang clothes or towels, keys or whoever else needs to be picked up and put somewhere special. 11” high x11.5” wide. $45 includes free Canada-wide shipping.
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Mighty Sariah
3-year old Sariah is a fun-loving kid. She likes sports (particularly if her brother is playing) paw patrol (particularly if her brother is watching) and food (particularly if anything is served) especially sweets and "canee " She has a tendency to pick up rocks and sticks on the way to the bus stop every day so her pockets are always full! Sariah loves wearing pretty dresses – her favourite one has a tutu bottom – and playing with her princess castle.
Our Sari...ah #mightydoll comes with a bag full of sticks and rocks with enough room left for a few lollipop treats. Her own Paw Patrol pup badge features a lollipop on the front demonstrating her sweet personality and love for all things that fall into the candy food group. She has a sparkly princess crown and baseball dress with a tutu bottom.
#mightygirls #mightydolls #blossomdolls #ubuntucollective #feelgoodshopping #pawpatrol #tutu #lollipop #sports #sticksandstones #ooak #imagination #letthemplay #castle #princess #sewingforgood #ottawaentrepreneurs #lusaka
Ubuntu Collective added 3 new photos.
This is the kind of joy that new shoes bring: ear to ear smiles, an inability to sit still and utter delight. Supporting our super cape project means more sweet little soles get new school shoes for the start of the new school year in January and more children get to feel like this. This is the best kind of guilt free shopping. Help us spread the joy for just $30 a cape.
Hey super people! We have a truckload of Super #capes ready to mail out today. We are so thankful for your incredible support for this #feelgood project. Every $30 cape helps buy school shoes for kids in #Zambia - it’s the gift that gives twice! Please be in touch if we can help cape up a super #kid in your life. We would be delighted to help you with your #Christmas list.
We had a wonderful day at the Mac craft fair today. A dozen super kids will be decked out with capes for Christmas and lots of cape orders are in the works for super teachers, super brothers, super sisters and super tots. If you missed us at the fair, we can still deck you out in whatever colour or style you wish. Visit our website for your made-to-order cape, delivered in time for Christmas 
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Hey #Ottawa! Just a fun reminder that the super capes and I will be at the Mac craft fair tomorrow, Saturday December 2nd from 10-3. Each cape helps buy school shoes for kids in Zambia. #Feelgoodshopping that looks extra adorable
12 Days of #Fairtrade
Day 4: The talented Malambo women have made us the sweetest assortment of puppets. Pop one of these in your child’s stocking this Christmas and support a whole community of artisans and caregivers with your purchase. $15 includes Canada-wide shipping and guarantees imaginative play with this adorable felt menagerie.
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12 Days of #Fairtrade
Day 3: These charming potato print cases are perfect for all sorts of things: #toiletries, pencil cases, small toy pouches, wrangling wayward #jewelry. Each 10” x 7” case has one outside pouch and one main zippered pouch with lots of space for all your bits and pieces.
Clarina - artist, mum and entrepreneur - designed these fun pouches for everyday use. She's spent the last few years sewing wallets, table cloths and cushion covers with the beautiful Zim...babwean potato print fabric and sells her creations at the weekly market in Lusaka. The fabric is stamped by hand and imperfections in the design are all part of its charm. Your $20 purchase not only helps Clarina support her children but helps drive her dreams as an artist and savvy Zambian entrepreneur.
#handmade #consciousconsumer #feelgoodshopping #ooak #ubuntucollective
Are you on the hunt for a fun gift for your #superkid? Our #supercapes make the best Christmas gifts! Pick your cape colours and initial and we’ll get your cape in the post before Santa heads down the chimney. Best of all $10 from every $30 cape goes to our shoe fund for orphaned kids in Zambia. #feelgoodshopping that does all sorts of good! #ooak #handmade #consciousconsumer #ubuntucollective #kindnessisoursuperpower
12 Days of #Fairtrade
Day 3: The Malambo Women’s Group is a member-run cooperative of women from the small town of Monze in Zambia. The women sew appliques by hand and machine-stitch them into products made from organic, locally obtained materials. All the women who participate are affected by HIV/AIDS – either sick, living and caring for sick people or supporting orphans.
The talented Malambo women have stitched up the sweetest menagerie of kitchen accessories for you. Our collection of aprons (kids’ and adult sizes) and oven mitts are one of a kind and make the best gifts. They also add some colourful cheer to any kitchen. Prices range from $25-$35 with free Canada-wide shipping.
#handmade #consciousconsumer #feelgoodshopping #ubuntucollective #kitchen #cooking #whatsfordinner #cookingwithkids
12 Days of #Fairtrade
Day 1: The Malambo Women’s Group is a member-run cooperative of women from the small town of Monze in #Zambia. The women sew appliques by hand and machine-stitch them into products made from #organic, locally obtained materials. All the women who participate are affected by #HIV/AIDS – either sick, living and caring for sick people or supporting orphans.
Our gorgeous baby quilts/playmats are some of the lovely handmade work by the Malambo women. Quilt prices range from $85-$100 with free Canada-wide shipping. They say it takes a village to raise a child. You can support a whole community when you wrap your sweet babe up in this #oneofakind gift.
#handmade #consciousconsumer #feelgoodshopping #ubuntucollective #baby #quilts
Christmas is coming and we have the loveliest assortment of handmade beaded ornaments to give and receive. Magic Hands of Africa is a Lusaka-based organization that works with women and youth from low income areas in the city. Through the creation of these beautiful #ornaments, the organization provides an important source of income to its members, supports girls’ education and provides small loans to help meet any urgent needs of the members of the collective. These make the best teacher gifts and as always, Canada-wide shipping is free! #feelgoodshopping #consciousconsumer #christmas #fairtrade #handmade #ooak #zambia
Earlier in the fall we sold 13 beautiful handmade bags as a fundraiser to buy sewing machines for a group of deserving girls at Zambia’s Seko Home for Orphans. Thanks to your incredible generosity, three machines were purchased and as the photo shows, are already doing great work. My super human friend Angela who runs Seko Home writes: “From the photos you will see happy faces looking forward to sew their own clothes.” #feelgoodshopping #consciousconsumer #sewingforchange #sewingmachine #zambia #ubuntucollective
Hello and welcome here. I’m Jessica - sewer of capes, wrangler of toddlers and hunter of bargains. I love scouring a craft market and have filled our Ubuntu Collection with some of my favourite creations from Zambia’s artisans. Everything in our collection supports the both the artists and community projects in the disadvantaged communities where they reside. This is the best kind of #feelgoodshopping.
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#consciousconsumer #handmade #fairtrade #ooak #ubuntucollective #superkids #supercapes
Hey #Ottawa! We are delighted to share that our super capes will be at the Mac craft fair on December 2nd. Please swing by if you are in town. #feelgoodshopping #kindnessisoursuperpower #consciousconsumer #ooak #buylocal #thinkglobal #ubuntucollective
