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BeadforLife Staff on January 31st, 2012

2011 was a tough year.  Tough in Uganda where inflation reached 19%, putting items like sugar out of reach for many families, and tough in America where unemployment soared and many people experienced a shrinking standard of living.  As our 2011 holiday initiative, BeadforLife reached out to women in America who are struggling to get [...]

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Patty Manwaring on December 6th, 2010

Looking for a tasty dish to keep your belly warm this winter? Check out the BeadforLife African Yam and Peanut Stew being served at the new restaurant Downtown Kitchen & Cocktails in Tucson, Arizona. Restrateur Janos Wilder has added this stew to the menu and is generously donating $1-$1.50 per cup/bowl served to BeadforLife! Janos [...]

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Torkin Wakefield on December 21st, 2009

by Torkin Wakefield “My jajja (grandmother) raised me and my brothers and sisters.  And also some cousins and neighborhood orphans.  She said that although she could not send us all to school but for a few years she was glad that she had enough money for soap to be clean and paraffin to light the [...]

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Storey Blackwell on August 17th, 2009

Shauna Levingston, owner of Steamboat Silver Company, has been in the jewelry business since 2005. But last year she decided to start designing her own line of pieces inspired by the Rocky Mountains surrounding Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  She seeks to capture the simple lines and beautiful colors seen throughout the season in this mountain resort [...]

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