Tuesday, July 10, 2012

USA - Voice of America: US Bead Parties Boost Ugandan Women

USA - Voice of America
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US Bead Parties Boost Ugandan Women
Jul 10th 2012, 18:06

It's party time for Madison Blandford and three dozen of her girlfriends. The 11-year-old invited her classmates and neighbors to see - and buy - beaded jewelry made by women in Uganda. "My grandma got me a bracelet," she says, "and that's when I got interested."  So she started to learn about how the jewelry pieces are created. The colorful beads on vibrant necklaces, earrings and bracelets, are made out of paper. "It takes 30 seconds for each bead to be made, but the ...

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