Wayuu people at increased danger due to Covid-19 1. Little access to clean water. 2. No medical care, the next proper hospital hours ride away. 3. High rates of malnutrition make indigenous Wayuu more vulnerable to get ill. 4. 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.

The Wayuu women crochet traditional bags out of polyacryl. According to the NY-Times, those ethno bags have reached already 2011 high popularity. Why? It goes back to 2001, when the Venezuelan model Patricia Velazquez, starring in the movie “The Mummie”, gave those bags to her colleagues on set. The success of the model with her indigenous roots was great. Patricia founded the Wayuu-Taya foundation in favour of Wayuu children in Venezuela.

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. Auf virtuellen Marktplätzen wie ebay.com und amazon.com können die Susus (Wayuu Taschen) gekauft werden. Die Preise im Netz variieren zwischen 100 bis 600 USD.