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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘kampala’
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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Acid Attacks Hit Home
Posted: September 6, 2010 in Acid Attacks, Africa, Crime, Health Care, Human Rights, India, Inspiration, Law and Order, Media, Middle East, News, News and Views, Poverty, Random Thoughts, School Violence, Television, Terrorism, Travel, Violence, WomenTags: Acid Attacks, Arizona, HDNet, Juliette, kampala, Oregon, Uganda, World Report
NOTE: THE ACID ATTACK IN OREGON TURNED OUT TO BE A SELF-INFLICTED HOAX. In recent days there have been two brutal acid attacks against women in the United States, one in Oregon and one in Arizona. Many of you have read the story I wrote about a courageous acid attack victim from Kampala, Uganda named Juliette [...]
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 [...]
We are the World (Cup)
Posted: June 27, 2010 in Africa, Canada, Inspiration, Media, Music, News, News and Views, Random Thoughts, Sports, Television, Travel, United States of AmericaTags: Africa, Coca-Cola, FIFA, Ghana, K'Naan, kampala, Soccer, Uganda, United States, Wavin' Flag, World Cup
Sad to see the United States go down to Ghana in the 2010 FIFA World Cup but also glad to see Africa still in the game. The energy in the streets of Kampala was amazing while we were there. People would crowd outside of bars and stare through the windows of stores to watch the [...]
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 [...]
