Education
What are your memories of being 12 years old? You may be thinking of the joy (or angst) of being in middle school, learning new things and gaining independence. The impactful and concise Girl Effect illuminates why age 12 is the turning point in a girl’s life in the developing world. At this age, girls [...]
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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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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. [...]
Written by Vocational Education Training student – Tushabe Jane Tushabe Jane During my initiation into the BeadforLife program, I was encouraged to give back to the community. I thought perhaps I was expected to donate money to people less privileged than myself, I was pleasantly surprised on the 4th of August 2010 when I visited [...]
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I am called Nuru Nabbumba Kisitu, 23 years old and I come from a humble background. I am the first born in the family of six children and I am openly living with HIV. My life hasn’t been a smooth journey life one can imagine. Throughout my childhood I experienced infidelity and domestic violence at [...]
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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 [...]
BeadforLife has been working with Vermillion Design + Interactive of Boulder, Colorado to re-vision our branding and create a new look that embodies the heart and spirit of BeadforLife and the work we do. We love the end result and think you will too. As always we would love to hear from the many voices [...]
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