In BeadforLife’s work in Uganda we recognize the immensely important role that women play in the developing world’s stabilization. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide describes the plight of women in developing countries as the most important moral and economic issue facing the world today.Through their journalistic research, the husband and [...]
From purchasing groceries to cars our dollars make a difference in the world. But it is often difficult to determine how socially and environmentally responsible companies are. I have tried to search the internet for the social and environmental practices of my favorite brands and have often come up with conflicting information.
Ellis Jones boils this [...]
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One contributing factor in inspiring me to volunteer for BeadforLife was Jeffrey Sachs’ book The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time. It is the clearest, most readable, and most hopeful of any economics book I have ever read. Sachs, one of the world’s leading economists, describes his goal to end extreme poverty by [...]
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