Journey to South Africa | Wombs of the World Birthworker Immersion | Shekita Long

Shekita Long • August 15, 2025

I'm going to South Africa!

Photo of Dr. Mmatshilo Motsei, midwife, healer, and activist, standing with African women in traditional attire, smiling.

This year, I have the honor of traveling to Johannesburg, South Africa with Wombs of the World to study and work alongside Dr. Mmatshilo Motsei, a Midwife, visionary healer, and activist. This opportunity is more than a trip — it’s a sacred exchange of wisdom, culture, and birthwork traditions that I will bring back to our Detroit community.


Through Wombs of the World, I will deepen my understanding of culturally-rooted perinatal care, community healing, and the reclamation of traditional birth practices. This experience will directly inform my work with Plant Parenthood Detroit and the Detroit Psychedelic Society, allowing me to integrate ancestral knowledge into the support I provide to families here at home.


My Goal


I need to raise $5,200 by November 1, 2025 to cover program tuition, travel, lodging, and related costs. Every contribution — big or small — moves me closer to bringing this dream to life and sharing the gifts of this training with the parents and communities I serve.


How You Can Support


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💬 Offer encouragement — your words keep me going.


Your support doesn’t just send me to South Africa — it invests in community wellness, birth equity, and the preservation of sacred traditions.


Thank you for believing in this work and for helping me plant seeds of change that will grow far beyond this one journey.

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