Poverty Eradication
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 [...]
Since the beginning of the year, the Uganda currency has been falling against the dollar. When I moved to Uganda in 2008, you could get about 1600 shillings per dollar. Now the rate is around 2900. Imagine if two years ago you spent $5.50 for a sandwich and today it cost you $10 – that [...]
Author, Dr. Paul Polak provides an intersting perspective on poverty’s impact on the environment. One of BeadforLife’s advisory board members, Dr. Polak, is the founder of Colorado-based non-profit International Development enterprises(IDE). IDE is dedicated to developing practical solutions that attack poverty at its roots. Dr. Polak is also the author of the book, Out of Poverty: http://amzn.to/g7seBB. I believe that [...]
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