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Zimbabwe Artists Project
http://www.zimbabweartistsproject.orgZimbabwe Artists Project’s origins lay in a 1997 Lewis & Clark College overseas program, led by Dick Adams, a former professor in sociology. Artists from Weya, who were host mothers/sisters for the students, asked if Dick would help them find a market for their art in the U.S. Zimbabwe Artists Project received 501(c)3 status in 1999. Zimbabwe Artists Project (ZAP) celebrates the artistry and accomplishments of women from rural Weya in eastern Zimbabwe. Through education, sale of their art in the U.S., and special projects, ZAP helps women become economically self-sufficient. Women of Weya are subsistence farmers, mothers, and householders as well as artists. Most women live on their own, providing for families, as men normally to go to the cities for work. Women's income from agriculture is unpredictable and limited. Sales of their art helps women afford food, clothing, school fees, medicines, transport, seeds and fertilizer, etc. Since the market for Weya art in Zimbabwe is extremely limited, sales in the U.S. are essential to their well-being.
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