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What is Tumi the talking tiger?
Tumi is the talking tiger that children love to hear - but Tumi is designed first and foremost for children who face life with illness, trauma, poverty or disability.
Tumi speaks several languages and is bringing comfort to children in an increasing number of places.
Tumi has been used in Southern Africa by counsellors and in hospitals, police trauma rooms, children's homes and hospices.
Tumi has brough help and comfort to children in Ukaine affected by the war.
Tumi is soft, washable and hypo-allergenic. Tumi's MP3 player is robust and child friendly. It contains over 4 hours of audio, divided into 38 sections ("chats"). These are written from a Christian perspective to comfort and encourage children and teach them Christian life skills.
At around 10cm x 6cm, Tumi is a very huggable size.
You can hear a Tumi chat or read Tumi's chat scripts. Learn How to Use Tumi the Talking Tiger.
Tumi could be a useful addition to any church, Christian school or other organisation that may come into contact with children living through pain or trauma. Every child can benefit from a friendship with Tumi.
Tumi currently speaks Afrikaans, South African English, and Ukrainian. He's in the process of learning Arabic, Hebrew, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu and Spanish.
See Tumi in action at Tumi Tiger Gallery on Facebook.
You can help Tumi bring hope and comfort to distressed children. Click here.