Laura Medice Edlin on June 22nd, 2010

BeadforLife is committed to reducing our environmental footprint. We have created an environmental policy to show the steps that we are taking to reduce, reuse and recycle. This month in Boulder, Colorado the home of our North American office we are participating in Bike to Work Day!  Bike to Work Day celebrates commuters getting out [...]

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BeadforLife Staff on June 17th, 2010

Recently BeadforLife has had the opportunity to collaborate with AVON, selling blue, red, and earth tone bangle bracelets through their catalog.  We did this in order to create a larger demand for our Beaders to make jewelry and to broaden our reach to other women throughout the country. Our collaboration with AVON allowed us to [...]

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Kristen Painter on June 15th, 2010

The BeadforLife office in Uganda is a flurry of activity today. Past and present beaders fill the front courtyard and porch, children and babies wait patiently for their parents to finish conducting their business, paper sellers market their brightly-colored goods to the beaders, and BeadforLife staff members perform countless tasks all while monitoring the Suubi [...]

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Beatrice Ochanda - Uganda Staff on June 7th, 2010

Alaba Katy is 22 years old, a hardworking and determined lady who endured all situations to achieve her dream of being a caterer in order to own a small restaurant one day. Born fifth in a family of seven children, she is the only one educated above primary school. Katy’s father died when she was [...]

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An inspiring letter from  BeadforLife supporter Geri Strzelecki, Reston, VA: Dear Patty: I wanted to share with you my experience with the BeadforLife Curriculum. First, I would like to tell you that our company (Altum) participates in a program called Smart Sacks. We partner with an organization that provides a sack filled with food to [...]

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