Re-posted w/ permission: ONE 4/28/10
Dear ONE Member,
We’ve recently returned from trips to Senegal, Ghana, Mozambique, Kenya and South Africa, where we saw first-hand the role African mothers play in the health and education of their children. In honor of Mother’s Day on May 9, we’re coming together again to support “Six-Word Memoirs” [...]
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BeadforLife Volunteer Coordinator, Korri Roach, met with Astrid and asked her the following questions:
Where are you from?
I was born in Colima, Mexico but I have lived in Northglenn Colorado for eight years.
What are some of your hobbies, likes, dislikes, interests, passions, etc.?
I love to play sports, I enjoy puzzles, and I wish to travel the [...]
Continue reading about Please meet BeadforLife Volunteer…Astrid Diego
(Re-posted from The Huffington Post November 5th)
Millions of us are actively engaging, volunteering, and serving as never before. And I find it amazing how often the lives we save include our own.Helping other people reach for a brighter day helped me not just survive, but soar, after staggering Ponzi losses. Three years ago, my husband [...]
Continue reading about “Ponzied” and Poorer in Stuff, But Richer in What Really Matters
Today is Halloween and what is more endearing than the image of cute little children frolicking from door-to-door dressed as ladybugs, ghosts, miniature comic book characters and fairies?
The goodie bags full of candy seems harmless enough, apart from the inevitable exhaustion parents may experience due to sugar-infused children. However, what may be just chocolaty treats for [...]
In 2005 an estimated 40,000 children were fighting to survive in the midst of Uganda’s 20-year civil war. Many children escaped death every night by walking from rural villages into the town of Gulu and other urban centers for safety.
Upon hearing this story, in 2005, two Canadians began walking every night to downtown Toronto to [...]
Continue reading about Guluwalk: Helping Northern Uganda Rebuild
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 [...]