Mother Bear Project Archives | Children In The Wilderness

May

A Tribute to the Mother Bear Project

7th May 2026Josephine BesticBotswana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Two decades ago, when Children in the Wilderness (CITW) was just five years old, one of our most impactful and widespread initiatives was formed when we partnered with the Mother Bear Project (MBP). For 20 years, children who attended our annual Eco-Camps across our African regions received a hand-knit or crocheted bear, made with love...

Oct

Mother Bear Project celebrates 200,000 Bears

16th October 2023Josephine BesticSouth Africa

Mother Bear Project founder Amy Berman personally delivered the non-profit organization’s 200,000th bear in September, marking 20 years of offering comfort to children affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Amy carefully selected both the bear and the recipient to honor the volunteers and donors who have contributed to Mother Bear Project’s efforts over the past two...

Oct

Mother Bear Distribution in Zambezi Region

18th October 2022Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

Children in the Wilderness Zambezi would like to say a huge and heartfelt thank you to Amy Berman and all the incredible Mother Bear knitters who, year after year, have sent thousands of beautifully knitted bears to our children in Zimbabwe, among many other countries. The Mother Bear Project is a non-profit organisation dedicated to...

May

First-ever Consignment of Mother Bears for Rwanda!

16th May 2022Josephine BesticRwanda

We would like to thank Mother Bear Project founder Amy Berman, and all the knitters and crocheters, for sending a much-appreciated shipment of their amazing and cute bears to Rwanda. We are very proud that these are the first Mother Bears to reach Rwanda, after some 184 000 bears have been sent to Africa over the...

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A Tribute to the Mother Bear Project

Mother Bear Project celebrates 200,000 Bears

Mother Bear Distribution in Zambezi Region

First-ever Consignment of Mother Bears for Rwanda!

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