BeadforLife is proud to have touched the lives of so many people, assisting them in their journey out of poverty.

To date we have:

• Launched BeadforLife in Sept. 2004
• Trained 883 beaders to make beads and earn regular income
• Seeded bead making as a Ugandan cottage industry
• Developed high quality bead products and jewelry bags
• Worked with volunteers to host over 6,500 BeadParties
• Finished Friendship Village with 132 homes, 2 wells and abundant gardens
• Launched Vocational Education Program for Impoverished Youth
• Sponsored bi-annual leadership camps for vocational education students
• Produced original music CD, From the Heart of BeadforLife
• Been featured in top media including NBC, O magazine, Today Show and Family Circle
• Developed grant program to fund other organizations working in poverty eradication
• Graduated 621 members from BeadforLife program into self-sufficiency
• Launched BeadforLife Europe in April 2009
• Developed a curriculum on extreme poverty called "Understanding Global Poverty: How Youth Can Make a Difference
• Launched a major initiative to develop an international business using shea butter from Northern Uganda, including retail products and wholesale pure shea butter
• Enrolled beaders and tailors in Iganga, a rural area in Eastern Uganda

Here are the number of people impacted by BeadforLife's work over the past few years.

Number of People Affected by BeadforLife Programs in Uganda

  Many more people have been affected through our Grants Program - click here