1.4 billion people live in extreme poverty today, which is defined as living on less than $1.50 per day.  Extreme poverty disproportionally affects women all over the world.  This is one of the reasons why BeadforLife typically works with women.  Here are FOUR simple ways you can become an anti-poverty advocate and make a difference in the world: Host a BeadParty.  It’s fun, easy and is BeadforLife’s most effective and successful way to generate income for Ugandan women by selling their jewelry and shea butter products.  We make it easy with step-to-step instructions, educational materials and lots of beautiful beads and shea butter products. Buy Beads. Purchase our jewelry and shea butter products for yourself or a friend.  They make inexpensive gifts that give twice – once to the recipient and once to the women in Uganda who hand-crafted the beads or collected the shea nuts all to lift their families out of poverty. Teach BeadforLife’s Curriculum.   Are you an educator or youth group leader looking to engage your students in issues of global poverty?  BeadforLife offers an interactive five day service learning curriculum. We provide everything to support you from start to finish including step-by-step instructions, reproducible handouts, videos, original African music and much more.  Make a Donation. BeadforLife is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (tax ID: 20-1683139). Donations to BeadforLife go directly towards eradicating poverty in Uganda. BeadforLife invests its revenue in community development work that fights extreme poverty including: projects in health care, vocational training for out-of-school youth, affordable housing and entrepreneurial skills development. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.