Tree of Life Rain Tee

The Tree of Life tee displays a rain forest tree crying leaves that symbolize its tears, and fish that have died and lay floating in water due to rain forest pollution. Many of the children who created art for the Rain Tee Collection witness the destruction of their rain forest homes each day. Mariela of Peru shows us so specifically through this image what we are not seeing in our homelands.

About Andira Rain Tees
Rain Tees are a 100% organic luxury line of apparel for women and children designed by youth living in endangered rain forests across Central and South America.

Andira donated school supplies to the children and asked them to illustrate what they see happening in their world every day. Each Rain Tee features their thoughts illustrations and names.

For every Rain tee sold, a child involved in Kids Saving the Rain Forest, Costa Rica will receive a tree they can plant to replace one that has been destroyed.

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About Andira
Andira retusa, a Brazilian tree species. Has purple flowers, and a slight aroma of oranges.

Beth Doane, Founder Andira International and the Andira Rain-Tee Collection, named her company, "Andira" after a tall tree that grows in the Brazilian Amazon. For centuries, indigenous people have used the Andira for its medicinal properties. However, due to logging and deforestation, the species has been vastly devastated.

Because of facts like these, it is Beth's goal to create awareness and global change through education, preservation and reforestation of our planet through industries such as apparel.

Every Andira collection is made using fair labor practices, eco-conscious production, and contains no animal parts or products as we believe fashion should always be cruelty free. Andira also offers a Rescue an Animal Program through her charity Merazonia which rescues trafficked and abused Amazonian animals. Learn about rescuing an endangered animal on our BLOG.

KIDS SAVING THE RAIN FOREST / Janine Licare
Kids Saving the Rain Forest (KSTR) is based in Costa Rica and was co-founded by 9-year-old Janine Licare in 1999. Today KSTR has members worldwide and programs focusing on education, preservation and sustainability in tropical rain forests globally. KSTR owns rain forest property, a wildlife refuge and has planted over 6,000 trees. KSTR also hosts a kids? camp on Saturdays where children are taught ways they can protect and sustain their rain forests. For every Andira Rain Tee sold, a KSTR child volunteer will receive a tree they can plant in an area of rain forest that has been destroyed. Learn more at Kids Saving the Rain Forest!

BEANZ N RICE / Brad Rickard and John Deer
< In March 2007 Brad Rickard and John Deer of Melbourne Australia began a 13-month trek across South America as volunteers for wildlife and environmental organizations located deep in the Amazon. Their self-funded adventure has helped educate the world about the Amazon through their detailed website, their volunteer guide as well as the educational program they took to the hundreds of children involved in the Andira Rain Tee project. Andira is honored to have their generous dedication, support, and friendship.