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Category: Life
'BeadforLife'
'Eradicating Poverty One Bead at a Time'
I
inquired about a necklace my youngest daughter was wearing ~ it was so
unique yet vibrant in color and style. She rarely wears anything in
jewelry except a small chain with a cross charm. She told me she bought
it from a co-worker who has many jewelry pieces, as well as beads, that
she bought in quantity from an organization called 'BeadforLife'. Her
description prompted me to look it up on the internet. I was so excited
about this discovery, that I purchased some beads from them ~ a
potpourri of shapes, colors and sizes. Why is this any different than
other purchases I had made? Let me go into more detail:
'BeadforLife'
~ Eradicating Poverty One Bead at a Time' is a program developed to
help Ugandan women earn enough money to help support their families.
"BeadforLife provides impoverished Ugandan women an opportunity to lift
their families out of poverty by making beaded jewelry out of recycled
paper. Many of the beaders are HIV+ mothers or refugees, all of whom
are living in extreme poverty. Inspite of their hardship, the beaders
are resilient, hardworking and resourceful.
Around the world,
people partner with the beaders to sell beads and educate others on
ways to end extreme poverty. This circle of connection enriches
everyone involved." All net proceeds are invested in programs to fight
poverty in the areas of health, housing, sustainable livelihood and
education.
This information came in the form of a folded small
card enclosed with my first order of beads. My immediate thought was
that this is the way it should be ~ people helping others to help
themselves. Not just pouring money into the governments whose citizenry
struggle to provide even food for their families ~ these people rarely
see any assistance from their government. Training people to create
their own form of income, whether it be growing crops or creating
beads, does much more ~ it gives them pride and that sense of
accomplishment that becomes contagious with others around them. I felt
blessed to be able to help these Ugandan women through purchasing their
wonderful paper beads. I don't sell supplies, but I do make jewelry and
will continue to create necklace and earrings sets utilizing these
wonderful beads as much as possible. What I earn will be spent on
further purchases from BeadforLife. Incidentally ~ you can help too.
These Ugandan women have created beautiful jewelry which you can
purchase directly from them. Their website is www.BeadforLife.org.
This photo is of a necklace and earrings set that I recently created using the paper beads from this wonderful organization.
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