Mama News

  • Greetings from Germany

    The team at 4m.erdd.us was so pleased to receive email correspondence from a young woman in Hamburg, Germany by the name of Mina.  Her enthusiasm and dedication to using her time and energy to focus on theatre, dance, music and helping others inspires us and we are PROUD that the work we are doing is…

  • Calling all fashionistas, designers & entrepreneurs!

    One of our favorite m.a.m.a.s,  Los Angeles-based top designer Gina Alexander will host the first ever “Handbag Laboratory” to give young designers the essential tools needed to start and grow their own business in the multi-billion dollar a year handbag industry on Friday, March 2 at the California Market Center in Los Angeles. This one-day…

  • Leeds mum creating community with henna

    Our heartfelt gratitude for the enthusiasm and support from Noreen Akhtar in Leeds, UK.  Check out her story & her beautiful contribution to m.a.m.a. e a r t h’s vision. My name is Noreen Akhtar.  I’m 30 years old and a full time mum of two, my daughter 11 and my son 8. As they both…

  • Sunrise at the Summit, I did it!

    A letter from m.a.m.a. e a r t h board member, Francesca Hogi, on reaching the summit of Mt. Kilamanjaro. (Click here to learn more about how this trip started.) All, Thank you so much for your generous donations, your encouragement and well-wishes in support of my Mt. Kilimanjaro climb for the kids of Flying…

  • Meditations on the Garden

    2012.  What seeds will we plant?  What will we sow?  My very favorite teacher, Dr. Caroline “Isis” Fuqua said, “Whatever you plant, you’re going to have to eat.” A big component of m.a.m.a. e a r t h is the work of resident papa, Eugene Cooke, urban farmer and the Grow Where You Are! movement.…

  • Get Glam in Hollywood with m.a.m.a. e a r t h & Runway Magazine

    Calling all the hot m.a.m.a.s! And all those that love them… The 4mamaearth family has accomplished a lot this year.  We raised money for such non-profits as Ashinaga in Japan, Earthroots Field School in California, national programs like Kid Healthy and Girls Inc, created an empowerment workshop series with young women in Los Angeles and…

  • Adorn Thyself & Lend a Hand 4mamaearth!

    The m.a.m.a. e a r t h mission is all about utilizing music and artistry to help raise awareness and funds for local & global causes.  Our work has helped men, women & children in Haiti, Japan, the United States, the Philippines and more.  We try to make it EASY for folks to help make…

  • A Night of Hollywood Glamour

    Title: A Night of Hollywood GlamourLocation: Drais Hollywood at the W Hotel, Hollywood, CALink out: Click hereDescription: It’s time to close out the year by celebrating our local and global community with some Hollywood glamour. Drais Hollywood sits 12 stories above the famous corner at Hollywood & Vine crowning the new W Hotel and proves…

  • around the world in a day

    The 4mamaearth team is continuing our series of girls’ workshops at the Women’s Care Cottage (a program of Volunteers of America) in North Hollywood with the intention to have fun and share ways to inspire, shift attitudes, create confidence, and cultivate a sense of empowerment and creativity. We took a virtual journey around the world…

  • Flying Kites with “Survivor” Alumni Francesca Hogi

    Did you know that there are over 2 million orphaned children in Kenya? Homeless street children forage the city’s garbage dumps for food, begging or stealing to survive.  Children living on the streets are trapped in a cycle of poverty and despair from which it is all but impossible to escape.  Flying Kites is a…

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