Hanging HUGS are fabric hammocks sewn in Uganda to benefit the large population of homeless children and adults who need nothing more than a cozy place to rest.

Every Hanging Hug purchased enables us create a twin hammock to be given freely to a needy person in Uganda. A photo of that Ugandan enjoying their Hanging HUG will be placed in the hammock pocket that gets shipped to the sponsor who pays $60 for both. Hanging HUGS can be used to provide beds in orphanages, hospitals, schools and disaster relief around the world where emergency accommodation is needed.

You get something really nice for a great price...

and help people who can not afford one to have the same.

Hanging HUGS are being sewn by Life in Africa, an art collective in Kampala, Uganda's Capital, and Bunabumali Good Samaritan Orphanage and Needy School, located in the mountains of Eastern Uganda. The Action Hero Network donated sewing machines to these non-profits, taught how to make hammocks, and will employ those who take part in creating Hanging HUGS.

Action Hero Network community organizer, Cory Richardson, will be in Uganda managing the Hanging HUGS project mid-November to mid-January. Carey Yerxa will return to Canada December 12th with 26 HUGS for those who want them in time for Christmas. Cory will take orders until January 1st, and will have HUGS back in Canada January 22nd. An additional shipping charge of $15 will be required for hammock orders outside of New Brunswick, that will need to be delivered parcel post after arriving in Canada. The shipping charge will decrease to $5 for each additional hammock sent to the same address.

Bunabumali orphanage will receive $1000 for the first 26 hammocks sold... just in time for Christmas!

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Stitch Uganda Together is an egalitarian grassroots organization of individuals and non-profits of which Hanging Hugs is one project. We promote cultural exchange opportunities through video, pen-pals, multi-media presentations, and workshops to demonstrate the power of creativity and unity.

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The below video shows people in Bunabumali sewing hammocks using machines donated by the Action Hero Network. In the second part, Norman and I set up a hammock in the home of a young mother named Bess, sewn by students at Rothsay High School in New Brunswick, Canada. The final scene shows Cory entertaining children with hoop tricks.

Norman and Cory finish setting up the sewing machines, and then walk down the hill to the house to make pancakes for the family.

This CBC report was broadcast on Christmas Eve 2007, showing Philip Sweezey's 4th grade class at Morna Heights School sewing hammocks that were gifted to homeless youth in Uganda.

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