International Women’s Day Please join us in celebrating International Women’s Day today, March 8! This holiday is a global day recognizing social, economic and cultural achievements by [...]

Love Wins   Her bright eyes radiate love. Love feels good to Margaret Namumbejja, and she believes it should be celebrated every day, not only on February 14.   Her name “Namumbejja” [...]

Meet Masitula Namugamba “I am only moving forward,” Masitula proclaims with a glowing smile.   Masitula, 37, is a recent Street Business School (SBS) graduate and a mother of six. Before [...]

“BeadforLife gave me hope, confidence and business knowledge which has helped my peas business to grow. Today, I am able to earn better from my peas business and give my children a decent [...]

“I am grateful for the different skills I acquired from BeadforLife…especially multitasking, which has proven to be valuable in my businesses of bricks, chickens, renting houses and my Precious [...]

By Amy Yanda-Lee What does 1 million mean to you? To me, It feels big, it feels grand and it’s always been one of those larger than life numbers. Yet, as of October 2018 632,588,745 people in our [...]

Today on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the 2018 theme connects to our hearts- “Coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal respect [...]

On this International Day of Poverty, we stand in solidarity with the resilient women we serve, beadmakers and businesswomen, who are discovering their inner spark to lift their families from [...]

Milly Nakayi sells peas, and so did I. Growing up in a small Wisconsin town, my family has long been in the food business. My Dad lived on the family farm, working hard for hours each morning [...]

Juliet is all smiles! She’s always been a hard worker and determined to reach her dream of owning a salon. Today, she is beaming as she is well on her way to living this very dream for she and [...]