Education
What are your memories of being 12 years old? You may be thinking of the joy (or angst) of being in middle school, learning new things and gaining independence. The impactful and concise Girl Effect illuminates why age 12 is the turning point in a girl’s life in the developing world. At this age, girls [...]
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I am called Nuru Nabbumba Kisitu, 23 years old and I come from a humble background. I am the first born in the family of six children and I am openly living with HIV. My life hasn’t been a smooth journey life one can imagine. Throughout my childhood I experienced infidelity and domestic violence at [...]
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Giggles and laughter can be heard in the BeadforLife compound along with the sounds of women repeating phrases in English. A class of 20 women is sitting outside under a tent canopy with their teacher Irene. They are excited because they are doing something very important; they are learning English with the hope of bettering [...]
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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 [...]
When Jennifer joined BeadforLife in 2007 she was a widow struggling to raise seven children using her merger income from selling cassava. She didn’t earn enough to pay her children’s school fees hence some dropped out of school at quite an early age. Joining BeadforLife gave Jennifer an opportunity to earn some money from the bead sales to meet [...]
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It’s a beautiful Monday morning at BeadforLife in Uganda. The morning mist is just clearing and a soft breeze is rustling leaves in the flowering trees. The BeadforLife week has begun with many warm greetings and much activity. There is a staff meeting in the front room, bundling, tagging, and counting of beads in the [...]