Empowering Women
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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Two years ago Suubi and Sanyu groups were enrolled into the BeadforLife program, their faces wore a heaviness that could only be interpreted as sadness, worrying, hopelessness and anxiety. They came and rolled many million beads which became small and big businesses, houses, education for their children, independence, acceptance by the community and families. Recalls [...]
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 [...]
You may remember the July 29th blog entry where you saw and read about the Ugandan team packing a sea container full of our beads, Shea Butter and Soap. After two and a half months in transit, the container finally arrived in the US! It cleared customs in Huston, where Damco (our shipping company) arranged [...]
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I have been volunteering with BeadforLife for about a year. Through my volunteer work, I have been fortunate to contribute to two of BeadforLife’s goals—the sale of beads to support sustainable programs in Uganda and the education of people in the U.S. about extreme poverty. I first volunteered for BeadforLife during the national I Volunteer [...]
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Written by Vocational Education Training student – Tushabe Jane Tushabe Jane During my initiation into the BeadforLife program, I was encouraged to give back to the community. I thought perhaps I was expected to donate money to people less privileged than myself, I was pleasantly surprised on the 4th of August 2010 when I visited [...]
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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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