This colorful tapestry hand-stitched by Hope Natugonza, Threads of Blessing artist, measures 8 x 9.5 inches. Two brightly colored parrots perched on a branch are framed with vibrant variegated foliage. The parrots take center stage layered on muted neutral background.
Hope lives in southern Uganda, in the diocese of Rwenzori, close to the Rwandan border – a lovely area known as the “Switzerland” of Uganda. Her life revolves around caring for her family and her crops.
She will use the funds she receives from her needlework to provide education for her children, medical support for herself and her family, seeds or fertilizer for her crops, maintenance, and repairs to her home, and provide for any orphans for whom she cares as a result of HIV AIDS or other illnesses.
Hope meets weekly with her fellow needleworkers. The community they have developed through Threads of Blessing encourages each of them and has significantly raised their self-confidence.
