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A hand-drawn clay jebena on a woven ring, beside a smoking incense burner and two small cups

Bunna Mamas · Every stage. One table.

Welcome to the table.

A community for Habesha moms at every stage.

Gathered the way our mothers gathered: around the bunna.

Pull up a seat Our next circle

Our mission

Bunna Mamas is a global community supporting Habesha mamas at every stage, through connection, career, health and leadership.

Abol · The first cup

Our story.

Bunna Mamas is a community for Habesha moms at every stage: expecting, brand new, at home, building a business, or raising teenagers who roll their eyes in two languages.

Back home, no mother raised a child alone. There was always an aunt at the door, a neighbor stopping by for bunna, a grandmother who simply knew what to do. Here, so many of us are raising our children without the village we grew up with.

So we’re rebuilding it, one cup at a time.

The rekebot

Every stage has a seat.

Every cup on the tray is a season of motherhood. Choose a cup to see how we show up for you there.

The waiting seat

Expecting

You’re carrying a whole new life, and you shouldn’t have to carry it alone.

  • Honest conversations about pregnancy & birth
  • Preparing for the first 40 days
  • Mamas who’ve walked this road

The first 40 days

New Mama

In our tradition, a new mother is never left alone in her first 40 days. Here, you get a circle of mamas who will talk honestly about all of it: recovery, sleep, feeding, feelings, and the hard days too.

  • Open, honest postpartum conversations
  • New-mama support circles
  • Mamas who’ve been there
  • A safe space for the hard days

Stay-at-home mama

SAHM

Your days are full and your heart is fuller, but it can get quiet. Come find your people.

  • Playdates
  • Heritage storytime
  • Real friendship

Building something

Boss Mama

You’re growing a career or a business while raising a family. We get it, because we’re doing it too.

  • Career & entrepreneurship circles
  • Balancing ambition and family

Seasoned mama

Seasoned

You’ve walked this road. Your wisdom is the village.

  • Raising kids across two cultures
  • The teen years
  • Mentoring younger moms

Programs

Our pillars.

Five ways we hold each other up, from the first cup to the last.

  • Community

    The heart of it all: a table you can always come back to.

    • Bunna circles
    • Stage groups
    • Online community

  • Career & Leadership

    Ambition and motherhood at the same table, without apology.

    • Career circles
    • Leadership workshops
    • Returning-to-work support
    • Entrepreneurship

  • Health & Wellness

    Care for the mother, in body and mind, in every season.

    • Postpartum conversations
    • Mental health
    • Self-care
    • Sessions with health professionals

  • Mentorship

    Seasoned mamas and professionals walking alongside moms at every stage.

    • One-to-one matches
    • Monthly meetings
    How mentorship works

  • Culture & Family

    Raising children who know where they come from.

    • Raising kids between two cultures
    • Heritage
    • Language

Tona · The second cup

Our circles.

Once a month, we gather around the jebena. Babies on laps, toddlers underfoot, phones face down. Here’s how a circle unfolds.

  1. The ceremony

    Beans are washed and roasted, and the pan goes around so everyone can take in the smoke. The jebena comes to a boil, and we pour the rounds slowly.

  2. The food

    Kolo, dabo, popcorn, and whatever someone’s mama insisted on sending. Nobody leaves hungry.

  3. The conversation

    Sleep, in-laws, daycare, identity, ambition. Honest talk across every stage, with no judgment and no performing.

  4. Kids welcome

    Little ones are always part of the table.

Events & speakers

Gather with us.

Monthly circles, hands-on workshops, and one signature gathering each year where the whole table comes together.

Annual signature gathering

Bunna Mamas Summit

Coming 2027

A day of conversation, learning and celebration for Habesha mamas, with speakers, workshops and, of course, bunna. Details to come.

Keep me posted

Throughout the year

Workshops

Career, leadership, wellness and culture sessions. Schedule coming soon.

Get updates
Apply to speak

Mentorship

Every mama needs a mama.

We pair moms with seasoned mamas and professionals who have walked the road ahead. Like a good bunna, it unfolds in three rounds.

  1. Abol · First round

    Apply

    Tell us your stage, your goals and what kind of support would help most.

  2. Tona · Second round

    Get matched

    We match you thoughtfully with a mentor who fits your season and your aspirations.

  3. Bereka · Third round

    Meet monthly

    Sit down together once a month, over coffee or online, and grow from there.

Find a mentor Become a mentor

Chapters

One table, many cities.

Wherever Habesha mamas are raising children, there should be a seat. We’re growing city by city.

Open now

DC / VA / MD

Our founding chapter, with monthly bunna circles across the DC, Virginia and Maryland area.

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Coming soon

Coming soon

Seattle · Atlanta · Dallas · Minneapolis · Addis Ababa

Start a chapter in your city

Bring the table to your community. We’ll support you with everything you need to host.

Start a chapter

Pour it out

What’s on your heart?

A worry, a win, a question you haven’t said out loud. Share it with us, with your name or without. We read every one, and it may become a conversation at a future circle.

Pour it out
Portrait of Sara, founder of Bunna Mamas

Bereka · The third cup, the blessing

Meet the founder.

I’m Sara: an operations leader, a mama, and a community builder in Washington, DC.

I’ve always been deeply passionate about supporting moms, empowering women, and creating community. It’s a mission that guides everything I build, and it’s why I’m building Bunna Mamas: a global community for Habesha mamas, wherever they are raising their children. I don’t have it all figured out. I just know motherhood is better with a seat at the table.

— Sara, founder of Bunna Mamas

Partner with us

Set the table with us.

For corporations, sponsors and organizations who believe working mothers, and the communities they hold together, deserve real support.

  • Sponsor events & circles

    Underwrite monthly circles, workshops or the annual Summit.

  • ERG & corporate wellness

    Partner with your employee resource group or wellness program to support the working moms on your team.

  • Fund memberships

    Make sure every mother who wants a seat can have one, regardless of what she can afford.

Partnership inquiry

Give back

Pour a cup for someone else.

Volunteer with us

Membership

Your seat is waiting.

Membership starts with a seat. Tell us a little about you and your season of motherhood, and we’ll welcome you to your local chapter, our online community and the next circle.

Rooted in Habesha culture. Open to every mama who wants a seat at our table.

Coming soon

Bereka membership

A paid membership tier is on its way. Join the waitlist to hear first.

Join the Bereka waitlist

Events & speakers

Apply to speak.

Share your story or expertise with mothers at our circles, workshops and the Summit.

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Mentorship

Find a mentor.

Tell us where you are and where you’re hoping to grow. We’ll match you thoughtfully.

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Mentorship

Become a mentor.

Seasoned mamas and professionals: your experience is someone else’s village.

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Chapters

Start a chapter in your city.

Bring Bunna Mamas to your city. Tell us about your community.

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Bereka membership

Join the waitlist.

Our paid Bereka membership is coming soon. Be the first to hear when it opens.

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Pour it out

What’s on your heart?

Share as much or as little as you like. Name and email are optional.

If you’re in crisis, please call or text 988.

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Contact us

Say hello.

Questions, ideas or anything else. We’ll get back to you.

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