The Heart of Southern Africa with Singer Rankin (WorldWomenWork)

Our intimate journey through Southern Africa will be led by Singer Rankin, founder of WorldWomenWork (WWW).  “I had been traveling extensively in Africa and Asia for 25 years and was becoming increasingly concerned about the loss of habitat for wildlife and the seemingly endless cycle of poverty.  One day as I was trekking on Kanchenjunga in Nepal, the world’s third largest mountain, and the idea just came to me:  buy beautiful things made by indigenous women and sell them to my friends and women who love hand-crafted, quality goods.  Then donate the profits to conservation and towards education projects for women.  A simple way to change lives and help the environment!”…and thus WorldWomenWork was born.

For ten years, Singer has combined Africa and Asia, meeting women artisans who make beautiful, unusual things and help them organize to market their goods to the outside world.  WorldWomenWork provides a steady stream of income which grows local women’s enterprises, sells their products, and ultimately donates all proceeds from the sales to projects that educate girls, build economic independence for women and their families, and protect the natural world.  On this extraordinary trip you visit some of Singer’s favorite places in Africa, experience the best of African wilderness and wildlife, and meet the remarkable women who are gaining economic independence through their work with WWW.