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MADE WITH LOVE PROJECT

 

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In 2007 Marcasiano created Made With Love, a non-profit global initiative dedicated to raising funds and awareness for NGOs supporting under-resourced women and children, through the production and sale of products that provide a fair income for women in Brazil and Africa. Made With Love works through the Cygnet Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-for-profit public foundation.

MADE WITH LOVE IN AFRICA supports four organizations aiding women and children through the sale of products made by African women - Maison Rose , L'Empire des Enfants , Women of Djenné and the Batonga Foundation.
 
Made With Love in Africa
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Mary Jane with the staff and residents of Maison Rose

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Women of Maison Rose making bracelets

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Children of Maison Rose

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Maison Rose Stretch Bead Wrap Bracelets/Necklaces

 
MAISON ROSE (The Pink House) is a home sheltering adolescents, young single mothers and women who have been subject to physical and psychological violence. It is an oasis of hope and peace situated in one of the poorest slums in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa . Our new Stretch Bead Wrap Bracelet/Necklace  are made by the women of Maison Rose providing them with a source of income. 

Maison Rose Stretch Bead Wrap Bracelet $22 including shipping
 
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Children of L'Empire des Enfants

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Nurse at L'Empire des Enfants

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Children of L'Empire des Enfants

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Mary Jane, Amy and L' Empire des Enfants Director
Anta Mbow wearing Made With Love bracelets 


L'EMPIRE DES ENFANTS founded by A.S.A.O, is a center for children experiencing homelessness in Dakar, Senegal, providing them with shelter, meals, education and training programs as well as working with local organizations to return the children to their families. MADE WITH LOVE recycled rubber bracelets are made by women in Djenné, Mali providing them with a viable means of support and are sold to raise funds for L'Empire des Enfants through direct consumer sales, wholesale and strategic marketing. In 2008/09 Made With Love bracelets were sold at Coldplay concerts worldwide.
 
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Mary Jane and Angelique
in the Dakar Marketplace

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Batonga Students from Mali and Benin, West Africa

Batonga Foundation
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BATONGA FOUNDATION Founded by West African singer and Unicef Ambassador Angelique Kidjo the Batonga Foundation supports secondary school and higher education for girls in Africa so they can take the lead in changing Africa. Batonga is doing this by granting scholarships, building secondary schools, increasing enrollment, improving teaching standards, providing school supplies, supporting mentor programs, exploring alternative education models and advocating for community awareness on the value of education for girls. 

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Our recycled rubber bracelets are customized in Batonga's colors of Yellow, Brown and Turquoise accented with a Swarovski crystal butterfly signifying  Batonga's symbol of African girls fulfilling their potential. The Batonga bracelets are assembled by the women of Maison Rose providing them with a source of income.
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Women of Djenné, Mali, West Africa making bracelets


WOMEN OF DJENNE All the products that support L'Empire des Enfants , Maison Rose and Batonga are made from recycled rubber bracelets made by a women’s co-operative in Djenné. Mali. Paid a fair trade price for their work these bracelets provide the women with a viable means of support.
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