Acid attacks are a brutal form of domestic violence in the developing world. Juliette tells the story of her attack in Kampala, Uganda and how the man who maimed her walked away. Despite devastating injuries she inspires with courage and optimism. HDNet World Report: Acid Attacks/Juliette’s Story from Vicky Collins on Vimeo. For more information [...]
Posts Tagged ‘BeadforLife’
Juliette’s Acid Attack
Posted: October 4, 2009 in Acid Attacks, Africa, Children, Crime, Global Poverty, Health Care, Human Rights, Inspiration, Law and Order, Media, Music, News, News and Views, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Television, Terrorism, Travel, Violence, WomenTags: Acid Attacks, BeadforLife, Juliette, kampala, Uganda
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Vacation in Afghanistan
Posted: July 7, 2009 in Africa, China, India, Inspiration, Middle East, Midlife, News, News and Views, Olympics, Random Thoughts, Travel, WomenTags: Afghanistan, Bamiyan, BeadforLife, Beijing, China, Delhi, India, kampala, Olympics, Travel, Uganda, Vacation, Wedding Anniversary
One year ago I was in Beijing, China for a three month gig working at the Olympics. In November 2008 I headed to Kampala, Uganda again to do more television production work for BeadforLife (http://beadforlife.org) then immediately after a quick trip to Delhi, India for a wedding. No exotic destinations this summer but I’m hungry for [...]
BeadforLife on NBC’s Today Show
Posted: May 6, 2009 in Africa, Colorado, Community Service, Global Poverty, Inspiration, Media, News, News and Views, Philanthropy, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Television, Travel, WomenTags: BeadforLife, Beads, DeeDee Thomas, Jim Bell, Kerry Sanders, Maryann Zoellner, Meredith Vieira, NBC, Today Show
Thanks so much to my friend, Kerry Sanders, who recognized a good story when he saw one and featured BeadforLife on NBC’s Today Show. Thanks also to Maryann Zoellner, Jim Bell, DeeDee Thomas and Meredith Vieira for their support. Phones are ringing off the hook in Boulder today as more women join the bead circle and get involved [...]
Acid Attacks: Juliette’s Story
Posted: April 18, 2009 in Acid Attacks, Africa, Global Poverty, Human Rights, Media, News, News and Views, Poverty, Terrorism, WomenTags: Acid Attacks, BeadforLife, Global Poverty, HDNet, Juliette, kampala, Nicholas Kristof, Terrorism, Uganda, World Report
Many of you have read the story I wrote about a courageous acid attack victim from Kampala, Uganda named Juliette on this blog. HDNet’s World Report aired an “in her own words” piece about Juliette that I produced for the show on April 14. It is a very powerful story and Juliette’s ability to forgive her attacker and [...]
BeadforLife on The Newshour
Posted: April 17, 2009 in Africa, Community Service, Global Poverty, Human Rights, Media, News, News and Views, Philanthropy, Poverty, Travel, WomenTags: Africa, BeadforLife, Global Poverty, Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Patti Parson, PBS, Rebecca Jacobsen, Uganda
Many thanks to PBS producer Patti Parson, Associate Producer Rebecca Jacobson and the folks at The Newshour with Jim Lehrer for the wonderful story they did on BeadforLife (http://beadforlife.org) on Thursday’s program. Every time the NGO gets national exposure of this kind the phones ring off the hook and more and more people join the fight [...]
Grateful Traveler
Posted: March 4, 2009 in Africa, Global Poverty, Media, Natural Disasters, News, Poverty, Travel, WomenTags: Aspen Food and Wine Classic, BeadforLife, Grateful Traveler, Jamie Simons, kampala, NBC, Peter Greenberg, Today Show, Uganda
I recently got to know a fabulous freelance writer named Jamie Simons who writes the Grateful Traveler article for Peter Greenberg’s blog. Peter Greenberg is the travel expert who is a frequent guest on NBC’s Today Show. I met him a couple years ago when I was producing for him at the Aspen Food and [...]
Friendship Village
Posted: January 18, 2009 in Africa, Children, Global Poverty, Media, News, Travel, WomenTags: Affordable Housing, BeadforLife, Friendship Village, HDNet, Home Ownership, kampala, Poverty, Uganda, World Report
Ever since I traveled to Kampala, Uganda in 2006 I have wanted to tell the story about the village BeadforLife (http://beadforlife.org) was creating with its members. On our first visit we learned that affordable housing was a dream for the women who were trying to lift themselves out of extreme life crushing poverty. Almost all wished for [...]
Amazing Grace
Posted: January 10, 2009 in Africa, Arts and Culture, Community Service, Global Poverty, Natural Disasters, News, Philanthropy, Photography, Travel, WomenTags: BeadforLife, Denver, Flash Gallery, Greensburg Kansas Tornado, Home is Where the Heart Is, Homelessness, kampala, Photography, Uganda, Working With Artists
I had my first photos ever in a gallery. A call for entries went out for a juried exhibit at Flash Gallery in Denver (http://workingwithartists.org) and two of my photos were selected. The subject of the exhibit was “Home is Where the Heart Is” and photographers were encouraged to submit their visions of what home [...]
Juliette’s Acid Attack
Posted: December 15, 2008 in Acid Attacks, Africa, Human Rights, News, News and Views, Terrorism, WomenTags: Acid Attacks, Afghanistan, BeadforLife, Human Rights Abuses, Iran, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Pakistan, Terrorism, Uganda
Juliette dreams of someday marrying a nice man. One unlike the monster who poured acid on her in a jealous rage in July 2007. We are sitting with this young woman, just 19 years old, on a porch near a church in Kampala, Uganda. Juliette is beautiful on the side of her face that she shows to the [...]
A Hunger to Help
Posted: May 19, 2008 in Economy, Global Poverty, PhilanthropyTags: BeadforLife, Care, China, Economy, Ginny Jordan, Myanmar, Philanthropy, Worldvision
These are uncertain times. The economy is a wreck. Need is escalating throughout the world as prices rise for food and oil. Natural disasters in China and Myanmar are overwhelming and tragic. Huge NGOs like Worldvision www.worldvision.org and Care www.care.org are pleading for donations as they rush in to help. The work to do is [...]
