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Patty Manwaring on April 28th, 2010

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 [...]

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Patty Manwaring on October 6th, 2009

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 [...]

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Kristen Painter on June 5th, 2009

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the BeadforLife Blog!  We are so excited for this new, unique space dedicated to meaningful exchanges and dialogue between the staff at BeadforLife, supporters, and hopefully future friends.  We hope you find this to be a warm and collaborative space where hope, inspiration and action will freely flow.  A major component [...]

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