Global Mamas was co-founded in 2003 as a non-profit organization aiming to transform the lives of women entrepreneurs in Ghana by helping them grow their businesses. Under the original name of "Women in Progress" batikers and seamstresses in the Cape Coast area were offered one-on-one consulting in business and financial management until six women said, “Listen, if you don’t help us find new markets for our textile products we aren’t going to need help with business management because there will be no businesses left to manage.” The small businesses owned and operated by these six women came together using the name Global Mamas to produce and export textile products under a common brand.

The mission of Global Mamas is to create a life of prosperity for African women and their families. They define prosperity as financial well-being, good health, and happiness. They achieve prosperity by creating and selling handmade products of the highest quality.

Each item is hand-crafted using traditional techniques, maintaining local artisanal skills such as batiking, bead-making and Shea butter production. Global Mamas products are unique and high-quality, tended to with care through a meticulous quality control process and by a dedicated customer service team. Global Mamas products include:

• Hand Batiked Textiles: Apparel for Kids and Adults, Accessories, Home Décor

• Recycled Glass Beads: Jewelry, Home Décor, Ornaments

• Shea Butter: Shea Butter Cream, Shea Butter Soap, Black Soap, Bulk Shea

• Recycled Plastic (Trashy): Accessories

Providing sustainable income generating opportunities for women continues to be the driving force behind their  work. Each month Global Mamas is committed to providing orders to the Mamas, ensuring each small business is fairly and punctually paid for their high quality work. In addition to providing a steady source of revenue, our definition of prosperity encompasses wealth, health, AND happiness! They support the Mamas' personal and professional growth by offering hands-on training in advanced technical skills, quality improvement, and creative design. Professional development opportunities in the areas of leadership, financial management, marketing and merchandising help the Mamas effectively manage their growing businesses and personal finances, while workshops in health and wellness promote physical well-being. They're able to accomplish these tremendously labor intensive capacity building activities thanks to the generously donated time and talent of some 400+ volunteers that have traveled to work with Global Mamas in Ghana since 2003. 

Your new Global Mamas treasure will be produced locally, ethically and sustainably in Ghana, Africa.

Free delivery to the continental USA

We ship Global Mamas for free within the continental United States.

Global Mamas ships packages 1-3 days (on average) after receiving orders.

Global Mamas ships their goods domestically in the continental USA via USPS.

Yes, your Global Mamas goods will be sent with USPS tracking.

Global Mamas ship items within 1-3 days after receiving an order. They ship from their location in the United States via USPS. And delivery time after shipping is 1-3 days on average. So you can expect your treasure to arrive within 2-6 days after placing an order.

We plant a tree with every item purchased on our store. Purchase 3 Global Mamas products & we'll plant 3 trees — offsetting carbon from shipping by reforesting lands with native flora, not quick grow tree farms.

We do this with the help of Ecologi & The Eden Reforestation Project. They partner with villages committed to restoring their forests. Hiring and training local villagers to plant new trees.

They only plant native tree species. And the villages protect their new forests because they have a vested interest in them. See more here.

Change Of Heart?

• You're welcome to return or exchange any items in your order — open a return request within 15 days of delivery

• All returned items must be received in their original condition & packaging within 30 days of delivery

• We do not pay for return shipping if you have a change of heart

• We strongly advise returning your order with tracking as we can't be responsible for items that go missing before they reach us

• We will process all returns within 7 days of receiving them

• Hate waiting? Activate your exchange/store credit within 24hr after your return/refund is approved

• We do not accept returns/exchanges of sale items

• Original delivery costs are non-refundable