Batsiranai means "helping each other" and it is exactly that: Mothers of children with special needs create beautiful handicrafts ranging from pretty cards, ear rings made of painted bottle tops , little dolls and bigger tapestry cloths and use the funds to provide for their handicapped children and hopefully at some point for all the other children with disabilities in Harare. This work allows them also to work close to home and take care of their needy children while working. They have now a children centre, workshop and shop under one roof in Dzivara Sekwa, where we visited them with the Seinäjoki teachers.
If you want to know more, you can research here: www .batsiranai .com (without spaces) and if you want to purchase anything just let me know. I'd love to bring some of these along for anyone of you.
By the way, they aren't the only artistic geniuses in Harare. Brenda, one of the adult Dzikwa children, has been creating these beautiful bracelets and also other beautiful things as ear rings, rings and necklaces out of plant seeds and cloth that is left over from her friend the dress-maker.
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