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Many a college philosophy class will debate over whether or not helping others can be done selflessly. Does happiness come from making other people happy? Studies actually show that experiencing compassion, benevolence, and kindness is one of the best ways to overcome stress (Stephen Post, Ph.D, Case Western Reserve University). I’ve also read that generosity [...]
2011 was a tough year. Tough in Uganda where inflation reached 19%, putting items like sugar out of reach for many families, and tough in America where unemployment soared and many people experienced a shrinking standard of living. As our 2011 holiday initiative, BeadforLife reached out to women in America who are struggling to get [...]
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It can often become overwhelming working to eradicate extreme poverty. What continually lights our motivational fire is hearing incredible stories of those who use their time and talents to take action. For the past few weeks, we have had the opportunity to work with Daniel, a 5th grade teacher from Houston, TX. What is encouraging [...]
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BeadforLife is excited to share stories of three amazing women from our newest group of bead makers, Favor. These women are changing their lives and providing food, schooling and hope for their children. We are so inspired by them and know you will be to. Meet Rosette: Rosette is a 34 year old widowed mother of 6 children whose ages [...]
By Irene Namaganda, Membership Coordinator, BeadforLife As the person responsible for BeadforLife’s membership recruitment process in Uganda I have preconceived ideas of who would be a good fit in our program. I would not, for example, be looking at women carrying a nice hand bag, wearing a pretty dress or living in a fancy house. My eye is trained [...]
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We love hearing stories from BeadParty hosts and recently we spoke with Elaine Chagnon of Granby, Connecticut. Elaine was so inspired by BeadforLife that she now makes BeadforLife part of her yearly tradition and her colleagues couldn’t be happier… Four years ago, a friend from church brought in some beautiful paper beads to sell around Mothers’ Day. [...]
Just ask the inspiring and amazing students at Foothills Elementary School in Colorado who are working with BeadforLife to do just that! The library at Foothills Elementary School in Northwest Colorado Springs is usually a place where students and adults must maintain an “indoor voice” in reverence for the thousands of books on the shelves, and the busy [...]
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