bead jewelry - beautiful paper bead jewelry and paper beads from ugandan women working their way out of poverty

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BeadforLife eradicates extreme poverty by
creating bridges of understanding
between impoverished Africans and concerned world citizens. Ugandan women turn colorful recycled paper into beautiful beads, and people who care open their hearts,homes and communities to buy and sell the beads.
The beads thus become income, food, medicine, school fees and hope. It is a small miracle that enriches us all.


Announcing the
BeadforLife Curriculum!

Understanding Global Poverty:
How Youth Can Make a Difference

After a year of hard work, and a successful pilot reaching over 200 students in more than 10 classrooms, we have developed and fine-tuned an interactive 5-day curriculum that captures the daily experiences of those living in extreme poverty on a dollar a day.

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New in our Store!

Fabulous Multi Colored Katogo Beads!

BeadforLife is excited to announce that we will be introducing 3 highly anticipated new items to our product line:
Katogo Long Necklace
Katogo Short Necklace
Katogo Bangle Bracelet.

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bead jewelry - beautiful paper bead jewelry and paper beads from ugandan women working their way out of poverty