Mama Afrika's Fair Trade Open Market

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"The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people ." – Ashanti of Ghana

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Mama Afrika personally recommends the following: We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch A day in the life of Africa by David Cohen, Lee Liberman Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela Faces of Africa by Carol Beckwith, Angela Fisher

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(805) 294-2385

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ANNOUNCEMENT:

Effective immediately, we are temporarily only able to ship to US addresses. For more information, please see our FAQ.

Try our new Mint Dark Chocolate: it's Divine!

Stop by and pick up a bar of our newest addition to the Divine Chocolate family of products: Dark mint chocolate bars. They are the same great healthy dark chocolate with You'll find fair trade, organic coffees, teas, chocolate bars, hot chocolate and frappe drink mixes at our Food and Drink Stand or our Gift Basket Stands.

Cool autumn nights are right around the corner. Why not warm up your evenings with a cup of hot cocoa? We carry Omanhene cocoa mixes, regular and mint flavored. Wonderful all-natural chocolate straight from Ghana. They are not only delicious; but are a wonderful way to support African cocoa farmers. No slaves, no additives, no guilt... just delicious chocolate mmm!

Mama's Fair Trade Open Market:

	Shopping baskets Picnic baskets Woven keychains		Stools Fertility dolls Masks Animals Unity heads
Basketry Stand		Carvings Stand

	Smocks Dresses Purses Other beautiful accessories		Chocolates Coffee Teas Popcorn much more...
Clothing and Accessories		Fair Trade Food and Drink

	Our African baskets are filled with wonderful fair trade and organic products. They make GREAT gifts!		Necklaces Bracelets Earrings Paired sets
Fair Trade Gift Baskets		Jewelry Stand

	Jewelry Clothing Dolls Toys Gift baskets		Traditional games CD's Shakers
Kids' Stand		Music and Fun Stand

	Incense burners Decorative platters Tunisian bowls		Collector pieces Bark cloth products Christmas cards Original batiks by Janet Akii-Bua
Pottery Stand		Special Finds Stand

All orders receive: Your order will include a letter which tells the country of origin and the history of the type of art you order. So, if its a gift you are offering, you'll be able to give more than just another object. Mama Afrika strives to maintain the link between the producer and the receive.

Find out more about each country and how you can help Mama's friends around the continent.		Click here to enlarge map
Egypt	Rwanda
Eritrea	South Africa
Ethiopia	Tanzania
Ghana	Tunisia
Kenya	Uganda
Lesotho	Zimbabwe
Mali	.
Mama is always on the lookout for small local associations which assist women and children in these countries. If you know of any that you think she should meet, contact Mama and let her know.