Driving Social Change Through Sustainable Fashion! Nature has inspired MAMA TIERRA to create its current collection called NATURA. The everyday pieces highlight Mother Earth’s peaceful, romantic, and yet sophisticated facets. The collection is launched in September 21 at Who’s Next in Paris.

How the Black Lives Matter movement shapes the cultural memory in Switzerland and how are these monuments connected to the concept of "othering"?

The non-profit organisation MAMA TIERRA is holding its "Bohemia" pop-up at Dorfstrasse 19 in Küsnacht between 20th April and 15th May 2021. Pass by and enter in a mythical world of the Caribbean desert and indigenous culture

Award winning Patrizia Stalder designs Isashii Collection for Mama Tierra. The focus of Mama Tierra’s work is always on the independence and livelihood of indigenous women and respect for Mother Earth. “Mama Tierra produces sustainable designer accessories that empower those who make them and those who wear them.

At Oederlin, a historic foundry has developed into a diverse centre for small businesses, artists and craftsmen of all kinds. Mama Tierra also works in this lively ambience and will be showing insights into her work on September 5th 2020. 

Many indigenous groups may not have access to tools or infrastructure to reduce transmission and properly treat cases of COVID-19, but their traditional lifestyles and remote isolation are certainly a source of resilience to keep the pandemic away from them.

While governments lock their populations down to contain the virus, these measures accentuate the already adverse situation in which indigenous peoples live. Enduring an economic shutdown is challenging for Wayuu people.

Wayuu people at increased danger due to Covid-19 Because indigenous people in La Guajira have little access to clean water and medical care, high rates of malnutrition and large families of 10-20 people increase risk of infection.

The non-profit organization Mama Tierra organizes a 6-week popup vetween February 15th and March 29 at Dorfstrasse 19 in Küsnacht, under the motto "Bohemia". The popup offers everything the bohemian heart desires! From elegant scarves and leather goods to ethnic bags and matching romantic dresses to colorful home accessories.

Following the UN Women, this year theme is about “Rural women and girls building climate resilience”, reminds the world that a sustainable future is not possible without rural women and girls. Rural women and girls play a significant role in food security and unpaid as well as domestic care work. Women are normally also in charge of collecting water. However, women and girls are the first in suffering the consequences of lack of water and food due to climate crisis.

In 1995, the United Nations declared the 9th August the Day of Indigenous Peoples. This year Unesco is dedicating the Year to the Indigenous Languages. The goal is to preserve, revive and promote indigenous languages. Today is all about this.

Mama Tierra presented at Neonyt their new handbag and camera strap collection. These accessories are part of the "Terra" collection.

This is the lastest photoshooting from Mama Tierra.

The local newspaper Badener Tagblatt interviewed our CEO Katherine Klemenz.

Arepas sind runde Brötchen aus Maismehl, die in Venezuela zu jeder Mahlzeit gegessen werden. Die Arepa stammt vom indigenen Volk Cumanagoto im Westen Venezuelas.

About the boom of the Wayuu bags and quality differences. The Wayuu are the most numerous indigenous people in Colombia and Venezuela and live in the border region of both countries. Wayuu people are known for their ethnic art. The big differences in quality between the tribal bags are rather unknown.

Impact of Desertification on the Livelihood and Health of the Wayuu People of the La Guajira Department, Colombia.

Die Wayuutaschen sind weltweit bekannt und beliebt. Was zugleich als ein lukratives Geschäft in den Vereinigten Staaten, Europa und neulich in Ländern wie Südkorea erscheint. Webseiten, die „Wayuu Bags“ anbieten, überfluten das Internet.