Welcome to the website of Mothers for All, a non-profit organisation that supports the women in Botswana who are caring for children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS. The trust's primary focus is teaching income-generating skills to the orphans' caregivers - mainly women, often with little means, often caring for more than one child - thereby providing a sustainable means of support for them and their charges.

Mothers for All also aims to provide a social network through which the orphan caregivers can share their experiences, challenges and knowledge. Ultimately, the women will be taught permaculture and food gardening, and will be given environmental awareness training. Browse this site to learn more about our projects, to view the first prototype craft products which will soon to be available for purchase from the website, and to read more about the extraordinary mothers.

First craft workshops underway
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 22:55

While our first craft training projects are still in a piloting phase, already the participants have been able to sell some of their exquisite paper bead products within their local communities, and we hope to soon offer their beautiful work for purchase from the website. The initial workshops, run in Selebi-Phikwe in Botswana, have been so enjoyed by the women that they have arranged additional meetings to continue working on their beads together. They have also enjoyed the social interaction and realisation that they are not alone in their problems.
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Inspiring 'Mothers for All'
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 08:30

Catherine Makhubedu, along with seven other inspirational 'mothers' in South Africa, won an award in 2003 for helping to make a significant difference to the lives and futures of AIDS-affected children in their country. These eight ladies provided the initial inspiration for Mothers for All, and therefore embody the spirit of the organisation.

Growing up as an orphan herself, Catherine vowed to help make sure that no child suffered the same fate.

 

Growing up without a mother is growing up with your eyes full of tears every day, but you can’t explain why you are crying... you don’t even know that you are looking for someone to lean on. You need someone who can hug you, catch you and pick you up. But as a child you can’t explain what you are longing for.
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