We have just completed BeadforLife’s new party video. If you are not familiar with BeadforLife and the wonderful work this NGO does for women in Uganda go to http://beadforlife.org. BeadforLife is an income generating project which creates a circle of connection and compassion between women around the globe and women in Uganda who are trying [...]
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New BeadforLife Party Video
Posted: May 25, 2011 in Africa, Business, Canada, Children, Colorado, Community Service, Education, Global Poverty, Health Care, Human Rights, Inspiration, Media, News, News and Views, Parenting, Philanthropy, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Television, Travel, United States of America, War, WomenTags: BeadforLife, Cosmetics, Europe, kampala, North America, Northern Uganda, Shea, Uganda
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BeadforLife on 9News
Posted: October 9, 2010 in Africa, Business, Children, Colorado, Community Service, Global Poverty, Human Rights, Inspiration, Media, News, News and Views, Philanthropy, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Television, Travel, United States of America, WomenTags: 9News, Bazi Kanani, BeadforLife, Denver, NBC, Uganda
Thanks Bazi Kanani of Denver’s 9News for doing this wonderful story about the income generating project, BeadforLife. If you would like to host a bead party visit http://beadforlife.org. The organization is on its way to booking 100 parties in 100 days. It’s time and money very well spent and the women of Uganda will rain [...]
Beads, Bricks and a Better Life
Posted: August 26, 2010 in Africa, Children, Community Service, Global Poverty, Human Rights, Inspiration, Media, Music, News, News and Views, Philanthropy, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Television, Travel, WomenTags: BeadforLife, HDNet, kampala, Mukono, Uganda, World Report
It was the most amazing coming out party. A small village outside Kampala, Uganda, full of women, celebrating the miraculous accomplishment of rising up from life crushing poverty to become homeowners and landowners. They started singing and dancing in the morning and the festivities did not stop until midnight. One of the most joyful sights [...]
Out of Africa
Posted: June 21, 2010 in Africa, Animals, Children, Endangered Species, Environment, Global Poverty, Human Rights, Inspiration, Media, News, News and Views, Parenting, Philanthropy, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Television, Travel, Violence, WomenTags: Africa, BeadforLife, Child Soldiers, Children of War Rehabilitation Center, Friendship Village, Gulu, Joseph Kony, Lord's Resistance Army, Mark Jordahl, Mukono, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, Worldvision
Just returned from a three week trip to Uganda where we did more video production for BeadforLife (http://beadforlife.org.) The highlight was seeing women who were dying of poverty just three years ago celebrate paying off homes they saved for and built themselves. In a joyous ceremony BeadforLife presented 22 women with the titles to the land they sit [...]
Passover in Kampala
Posted: March 28, 2010 in Africa, Children, Colorado, Global Poverty, Human Rights, Inspiration, Judaism, Media, News, News and Views, Philanthropy, Politics, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Religion, Television, Terrorism, Travel, Violence, WomenTags: Africa, BeadforLife, Chag Sameach, Congo, Denver Post, Gulu, Jewish, Joseph Kony, Joyous Festival, kampala, Lira, Lord's Resistance Army, New York Times, passover, Paul Hillman, Shea Butter, Sudan, Uganda
Chag Sameach. It means “joyous festival” and is a popular greeting during Passover. With the Jewish celebration of freedom here again I recall our very special Passover seder in Kampala, Uganda. I posted this as the very first story on my blog back in May 2008. My story also ran in the Denver Post in spring 2007. http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_5534210 Cinematographer Paul Hillman and [...]
