Stuffed Animal – Koala Bear Bangladesh

Koala loves to travel and is happiest when taken on trips and cuddled. He loves new adventures! This stuffed animal toy is handmade with soft cotton yarn. The rattle inside gives a soft jingle when shaken. This plush toy is perfect for babies and toddlers and will remain a cuddly buddy for many years. Great for baby shower gifts, birthday parties, nap-time cuddles and so much more.

About the Brand: Once upon a time, a young woman from the UK fell in love with a young man from Bangladesh. Eventually they moved to Bangladesh and had a baby. As the new mother cuddled her tiny boy, she couldn’t help but notice all of the young women streaming into the garment factories every morning. She was deeply saddened when she discovered that many of these woman had babies back home in their villages, left for months at a time with grandparents while the mom worked in the city. Lack of rural employment for women was separating families and putting the mothers in harmful situations and the babies without their mothers. So this new mom did what she could. She gathered a few women around her and taught them how to knit and crochet little dollies that could be sold in the Western markets. Samantha Morshed dreamed that this would grow and become an alternative source of income for women throughout Bangladesh. Today, her dream has become a reality. Hundreds of women are now employed making Pebble toys in their home village. They walk to work, taking their babies with them. There they sit together, yarn spilling onto their laps as they knit community and love together in each heirloom toy. The brand was born out of a love for babies and their mothers.