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How we choose to honor special people who have passed away is a question many people face. At BeadforLife we were touched by one family’s decision to create a Memorial Fund in honor of Carol Dalton. A dear friend of BeadforLife, Carol Dalton was a well loved and respected nurse practitioner who specialized in women’s care. When she passed away in late 2010, Carol [...]
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As Volunteer Coordinator at BeadforLife, the most rewarding part of my job is working closely with our volunteers. I love to see their smiling faces as they come in to our office, and to see them participating alongside us in our work to eradicate poverty. They bring a unique spirit of generosity to their work, [...]
Looking for a tasty dish to keep your belly warm this winter? Check out the BeadforLife African Yam and Peanut Stew being served at the new restaurant Downtown Kitchen & Cocktails in Tucson, Arizona. Restrateur Janos Wilder has added this stew to the menu and is generously donating $1-$1.50 per cup/bowl served to BeadforLife! Janos [...]
“We want to sing you a song to bring you twins!” shouted the women, before engulfing BeadforLife staff member Phoebe Aringo in a tide of clapping, dancing, ululating bodies, showering prayers for two babies. As the coordinator of Suubi group, Phoebe has worked with these women for the past two years, acting as resource and [...]
BeadforLife Community Partner, Eva Witt Larsen, shares her experience of hosting BeadParties half a world away. Most people already know that BeadforLife’s mission and success can be directly attributed to our amazing network of volunteers and BeadParty hosts, but some may be unfamiliar with the work our Community Partners do, both in the US and [...]
I am from Los Angeles, California. I grew up in California, went to Berkeley in the 60s, and was a full-fledged hippie. I love to travel and have been blessed to see a lot of the world, including recently living and working in Madurai, India and Kisumu, Africa. I worked in both places as a psychotherapist training [...]
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In June, the BeadforLife North American office took two days to reflect on the past year and plan for the coming year. To kick off the event, each staff member was asked to write down in 6 words, what BeadforLife means to them. We then took these heartfelt lines and used them to create a [...]
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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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