bluedango Bulletin

Wola Nani, Xhosa for ‘we embrace and develop one another’, was established in 1994 as a non-profit organization to help bring relief to the communities hardest hit by the HIV crisis. Through a counseling and case management approach, coupled with skills training and income generation opportunities, they can attain the necessary skills to help themselves achieve a better quality of life.

Many of the Wola Nani projects focus on low impact craft activities, in which the women can be trained quickly and effectively and the products easily made at home, such as our Karatasi bowls. Making the crafts gives a sense of achievement along with providing therapeutic value and may even be continued should their health deteriorate, allowing a desperately needed source of income to continue. The project provides skills and a regular, sustainable income but more importantly it facilitates empowerment through the clients’ ability to support themselves and their families.