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Today’s article by Lester R. Brown in Foreign Policy about the rising prices of food and, its impact on the world’s poorest people, caught our attention and we want to share it with you… In the United States, when world wheat prices rise by 75 percent, as they have over the last year, it means the difference between [...]
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At BeadforLife we often receive heartfelt letters from hostesses whose lives have been changed by doing good. A letter that particurally touched our hearts is from BeadParty Hostess, Amanda in Missouri. We know the women of Uganda reciprocate their love back to her… (and all of YOU!) Dear BeadforLife Team, Just wanting you to know [...]
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BeadforLife volunteer, Shaima, recently spent 4 months in northern Uganda working with our local shea butter farmers. Below is an email account of her experience that she shared with family and friends while volunteering. Her insight is sure to give you a more in-depth understanding of the hardships and the joys of life in Uganda. Enjoy! Dear Friends, As I rode packed in [...]
The Vocational Education Training program (VET) students sponsored by BeadforLife visited Kawempe slum, where they counseled people living with HIV/AIDS and sought opportunities to give back. They met a ten year old boy whose name was Dan; at first sight they thought he looked sickly and forlorn. The students, who were deeply touched by his [...]
The activities in the inventory department, at BeadforLife include: purchase of beautiful beads from members, storage, quality control and shipping. Bead jewelry is purchased from members and sold to meet existing demand. Necklaces, bracelets and earrings are bundled and tagged; differentiated by style and color, before shipment to Europe and North America. The proceeds from [...]
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BeadforLife is committed to reducing our environmental footprint. We have created an environmental policy to show the steps that we are taking to reduce, reuse and recycle. This month in Boulder, Colorado the home of our North American office we are participating in Bike to Work Day! Bike to Work Day celebrates commuters getting out [...]
- Contributed by BFL Staffers: Linda Crane and Nicole Givan- BeadforLife recently held an appreciation dinner to express our deep gratitude to the amazing volunteers that work at our office in Boulder, Colorado. These volunteers give many hours of their time working in the BeadforLife store, helping the fulfillment team choose the most beautiful piece [...]
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” on [...]