Mama Petronia is a WomenCraft Artisan from Ngara, Tanzania. She joined WomenCraft in March of 2008. During the day, Mama Petronia works her small plot of farmland. As a widow, she is the sole supporter for her seven children. They keep her quite busy. In the evenings, after she puts the children to bed, she begins her second job; making traditional baskets to sell to WomenCraft. She often works through the night, weaving grass and banana stalk together. It is a skill she learned from her mother decades ago. Mama Petronia says she is grateful for the opportunity WomenCraft has given her and other women in the village to independently earn a living. She says that the money from the baskets can help send one of her children to school.
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