University Of Colorado
BeadforLife Volunteer Coordinator, Korri Roach, met with Erin and asked her the following questions: 1. Where are you from? -Parker, Colorado 2. What are some of your hobbies, likes, dislikes, interests, passions, etc.? -I love being outside: running, hiking, camping, canoeing, etc. While I love being active I also enjoy watching movies with my sister. 3. [...]
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I wasn’t exactly looking for something like BeadforLife when I stumbled upon it my sophomore year of college. “I want to do something with Africa,” I told professor McLean that day in her office. As a young aspiring journalist turned anthropologist, I knew I wanted to make a difference. Never in 100 years did I [...]
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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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