The Doll Campaign

They are small, cute and always smiling and have touched the hearts of people world wide. Just who are the Batsiranai dolls?

The dolls have been lovingly made by one of the Batsiranai women as part of a program organized between Batisiranai and Oxfam Australia. Sister dolls are made, with one doll going to the buyer and one doll given to a Zimbabwean child.

You can give a unique gift to a loved one, a gift that brings joy to two lives. By purchasing two dolls, you keep one and the sister doll remains overseas with a needy child in Zimbabwe from a family affected by HIV/AIDS. The dolls are individually named and decorated and are made from cotton fabric and dressed in traditional African costumes.

You can join in this campaign at any time, simply let us know that you are willing to pay for two dolls and you can improve the lives of two children!

The dolls have been a big hit, with more than 35,000 dolls sold over the past two years. We have just expanded their product range, adding a "mother with baby" doll to the collection. For each mother and baby doll sold, Oxfam shops will give a dollar to Zimbabwe breastfeeding clinics to support HIV and AIDS education.

Zimbabwe is in deep crisis: more than half the population faces hunger as a result of severe food shortages, inflation is running at 231 million per cent and the economy is in freefall. "The only wish I have now is for Batsiranai to grow bigger, and become an even stronger business so that we will be able to help others," Batsiranai member Mai Chiedza says, "because there are many people out there, just like us, wishing."

Despite the deepening crisis in Zimbabwe, the women are determined to continue making the dolls. Lynn Poole, who has played a pivotal volunteer role in getting this project off the ground, says it's a case of triumph over adversity. Join in the doll campaign today - support these phenomenal women and give joy to a needy child!