On April 9th and 12th, 2021, La Soufrière volcano erupted on the island of St. Vincent releasing large amounts of hot ash, lava and toxic gas. Over 7,000 people are in government-run shelters. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves reached out to the global community for support. The Oneness-Heart Tears and Smiles humanitarian service, founded by Sri […]
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We received some very nice feedback from the Gifted Education Program in Madison County, Mississippi, where schoolchildren have been making dolls for the Dolls for Africa project. After learning about the “Dolls” project and the story about how children in a clinic near Cape Town had only one broken doll to share among them, all […]
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An article by Krystle A. Patino Needles, thread, and dolls. While it sounds more like Santa’s toy shop, the North Pole is miles from the scene at Regal Heights Rehab and Nursing Facility in Queens. Instead of elves, the workshop was bustling with seniors, staff and volunteers with the non-profit group, The Oneness-Heart Tears and […]
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One of our most inspiring volunteers is 90-year-old Jean Martin from Vancouver. Over the past ten years, Mrs. Martin has knitted more than one thousand dresses, hats and suits for handmade dolls for African children, as part of our Dolls for Africa project. Her creations are charming and beautiful with great attention to detail in […]
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Our Dolls for Africa project has inspired volunteers from all over the world. The city of Tomsk in Siberia has been a very enthusiastic supporter – in this news clip we can see people lovingly making the dolls, and also older people remembering what it was like for them as a child, when they also […]
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Dolls for Africa sent to Nakuru, Kenya, March 2012Seniors at Regal Heights Rehabilitation Centre in New York City and art students at Greenwich High School participated in our “Dolls for Africa Project.” (www.dollsforafrica.org) The seniors stuffed the dolls and the art students painted the faces. One hundred of these handmade dolls, along with new clothing […]
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