Little Traveller Dolls made in South Africa | Woza Moya Hillcrest in Durban, South Africa.

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Welcome to the World of the Little Traveller

" The Little Travellers HIV/AIDS project is totally inspired. I endorse it every stitch of the way. It raises consciousness in Canada and hope in Africa. In my minds eye, I can just see the women of Hillcrest (a project the Stephen Lewis Foundation strongly supports) beading, and spectacularly artful "Little Travellers" emerging. Then the sales are made in Canada, and money flows to the heroic women and children and families battling the pandemic on the ground. What could be a better act of human solidarity? Buy one, buy two, buy dozens. They speak to the best of the human spirit. "

- Stephen Lewis, Board Chair, Stephen Lewis Foundation

HOW THE LITTLE TRAVELERS WERE BORNE...

The Little Travellers came into being four years ago when the crafters and I (Paula Thomson, Craft Co-ordinator), sat down and made the first prototypes. We were so excited by the outcome that I wanted to take the first ones and start selling them immediately. The crafters said that they would not part with their dolls and that I should be patient as they would make more and bring those to me and so our journey with these special dolls began...

As promised, many Little Travellers made their way to the Centre and we started selling them immediately – no one could resist their charm. We sold these little dolls at flea markets, conferences and schools. Certainly, nobody in the Hillcrest area could be seen without one! As time went by, the crafters had orders for Little Travellers from around the country and indeed, around the world. These dolls soon became what we termed “food on the table” as this was bread and butter money for our crafters.

SMALL DOLLS - BIG IMPACT

These dolls are symbols of hope because they have enabled beaders to put food on the table, connect running water to their homes, make electricity connections and purchase of essential items.

EACH DOLL HAS A STORY TO TELL

The women who make these Little Travellers, love making these symbols of hope. Each crafter gives each doll its own character, so each Little Traveller is unique.

We have over 100 beaders who are either affected or infected by HIV/AIDS and I can tell which women made which doll. When the beaders go out or come in to the Centre, they wear their Little Travellers as symbols of pride, hope and of what is possible.

Little Travellers continue to evolve and change. The range is extensive ranging from angels with wings, dreadlocked ravers, ABBA maniacs, Gogos (grannies) to mothers with babies. In short, there is a Little Traveller to suit every whim and individual.

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