GoGo Olive’s Original shamwaris (“friend” in Shona) are ready to make new friends and are just the right size for a child (or adult) to take on adventures. Or they find find their home on a shelf and add character to any room.

GoGo Olive is a nonprofit located just down the road from Kuda Vana Children’s Home in Mutare, Zimbabwe. They employ vulnerable and incarcerated women to knit these beautiful animals, and we love them! Every purchase you make through Kuda Vana’s website benefits women working at GoGo Olive, and children at Kuda Vana!

Please note – the knit sweaters on each item vary in color. Our quantities are limited, and we might not have the animal you are looking for in stock. We will do our best to keep it updated. Please visit www.gogo-olive.com if we don’t have what you are looking for!

FUN FACTS:

• Giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks as a human

• A group of Giraffes is called a Tower

• Giraffes can grow up to 16 ft (they average 6 ft tall at birth!)

• Giraffes can run up to 56 kmph

• Giraffes give birth standing up – their young have to fall over 5 ft!

• A Giraffe’s tongue can be as long as 53 cm

• Like human fingerprints, no 2 giraffes have the same pattern of spots

PRODUCT DETAILS

Approximately 22-35 cm

• Individually named by the lady who knitted it

• Tagged with the name and photo (unless they are still in prison) of the knitter

• CE tested