All jewelry at Mufi Jewels at http://mufi.etsy.com is on sale to benefit "Charity Orphanage" in Liberia.
• Jewelry sales to date have funded 400 lbs. of rice and other staples for “Charity Orphanage” in Robertsport, Liberia! This first donation left the U.S. for Liberia the day after Thanksgiving – details are below.
• Christmas gift reminder for U.S. buyers - To assure timely delivery, I suggest ordering your jewelry gifts by Wednesday, December 17th. After that date Priority shipping is available.
‘A Gem of a Cause’ -
The jewelry sale is continuing through December 31st at Personal Treasures http://personaltreasures.etsy.com and Mufi Jewels http://mufi.etsy.com with discounts up to 20%. All pieces are one-of-a-kind or limited edition, original designs, and handmade with care by me. You’ll find the details (as well as many new ‘gift priced’ pieces) at the shops.
I'd like to help you make your holiday shopping a pleasant experience. Priority and international shipping, packaging in signature boxes, gift wrapping, cards with your message, shipping directly to the recipient of your gift - it's all available at small additional fees. Just ask.
All jewelry at Personal Treasures at http://mufi.personaltreasures.com is on sale to benefit "Charity Orphanage" in Liberia.
Update on the Liberian Orphanage project -
On November 28th, an expatriate Liberian couple boarded a plane to visit relatives for the holidays. In their luggage was the money we’ve collected to date, as well as messages and gifts that they agreed to personally deliver to “Charity Orphanage” in Robertsport, Liberia.
When she was 10-years-old, the woman was a student of my husband Bill when he taught in Liberia. They recently reconnected and we spent a wonderful day with her, her husband, and two of their children. We will be waiting for her safe return to hear more news of the orphanage as there are no longer phones or electricity in Robertsport
During the recent 12-year Civil War another teacher took in 35 children and founded “Charity Orphanage”. Before the war there were less than 10 orphanages in Liberia. Children without parents were informally fostered by relatives and neighbors. But in the war so many children lost their families that there are now more than 150 – almost none of them meeting the U.N.’s minimum requirements for basic human rights.
Bill is developing a project to improve conditions in Cape Mount County orphanages where Robertsport is located. He will be returning to Liberia in April 2009. Until then we will focus on providing basic assistance to “Charity Orphanage.” We will be sending the next shipment over in mid-January.
Bill recently retired as a child welfare social worker focusing in adoptions. He served as a Peace Corp volunteer in Liberia from 1969 to 1972.
The U.N. report on Liberia’s orphanages - http://unmil.org/documents/humanrights_approvedthematicreport2007.pdf.
