Women Making A Difference
Many a college philosophy class will debate over whether or not helping others can be done selflessly. Does happiness come from making other people happy? Studies actually show that experiencing compassion, benevolence, and kindness is one of the best ways to overcome stress (Stephen Post, Ph.D, Case Western Reserve University). I’ve also read that generosity [...]
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 [...]
BeadforLife has some BIG plans for the future. Our Board of Directors just authorized a significant scale up of activities in Uganda over the next 5 years with some projects starting as soon as July. Judith Butagira-Tema, our Deputy Director from Uganda, was in Boulder this week to help brainstorm ideas, look at the best [...]
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 [...]
On the morning of 30 October 2010, Aine Margaret, a BeadforLife, Unity group member, was going home after her regular Sunday church service; she did not take her usual route. As she passed by one of the many garbage dumps, a dog started to bark and growl at her, she wondered if the dog had [...]
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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