Tumblr (3.0; @helpugandamasese)http://biggerthanbeads.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fae9c05eb9a85fcd123a3b257c58a1ff/tumblr_mmr87xnWRI1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This incredible purse is made out of recycled paper! The proceeds go to the women who handcrafted this beautiful purse and their children in hopes of having a better way to survive. Purchase the Nadia purse here <a href="http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1105880-nadia-purse"><a href="http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1105880-nadia-purse">http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1105880-nadia-purse</a></a></p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/50364304180http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/50364304180Mon, 13 May 2013 16:43:09 -0400bigger than beadsugandaafricamasesecharityrecycledpaperbeadshopenadiaHELP Internationalhelp inthelp ugandacolorfuljewelry<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f750637a79e02f7aa5cd764241dc6e42/tumblr_mld8whrlYn1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/48143466769http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/48143466769Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:57:53 -0400quotesinspirationhope<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8a9c45d974f3154b964cc322cf9d471f/tumblr_mld8v1Tz3p1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><span class="Apple-style-span">“…though we may come from different countries and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one.”</span></em></p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/48143404123http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/48143404123Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:57:01 -0400hopeinspirationdumbledoreugandaafrica<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9286dd3194ef24720c7424916d59e4bf/tumblr_mjx3la0Vj71riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/45763654286http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/45763654286Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:07:58 -0400pinterestinspirationinspirationalbe greatquoteshappy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/08500ce86b33ed1ae403cef0f22fe87b/tumblr_mjx336kWeG1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Our Peter bracelet is a bright and fun way to color up any outfit! And makes a perfect gift! Purchase the bracelet and the rest of the collection here: http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1076388-peter-bracelet</span></p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/45763046236http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/45763046236Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:57:06 -0400ugandaHELP InternationalafricaJingamasese<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/82e1c310e29aac571d3af00ad937cda0/tumblr_mjvuxzOFK01riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of our favorite and most vibrant necklaces is the Andrew necklace named after little sweet Andrew! PS, don’t you love his sweater? Shop the necklace here: <a href="http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1076236-andrew-necklace"><a href="http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1076236-andrew-necklace">http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1076236-andrew-necklace</a></a></p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/45718554574http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/45718554574Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:03:35 -0400ugandaHELP Internationalhelp inthelp ugandaafricajingamaseserecycledpaperbeadsandrewjewelrywanelo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f9a33a2f786430ae44ff78c4e123e02/tumblr_mjk57sRBE01riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">One of our favorite necklaces is the Doreen necklace, which was named after the adorable Doreen herself! View more images of her necklace here: <a href="http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1076269-doreen-necklace" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><span class="word_break"></span><span>biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/</span><span class="word_break"></span><span>products/</span><span class="word_break"></span>1076269-doreen-necklace</a></span></p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/45197394561http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/45197394561Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:14:16 -0400ugandahelp ugandarecycled paperdoreenHELP International<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4a0e5f37477fc7f13dde6434a8d926b0/tumblr_mj5t0rJPQK1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">View and purchase these lovely necklaces here: <a href="http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/829414-mary-rosary" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><span class="word_break"></span><span>biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/</span><span class="word_break"></span>products/829414-mary-rosary</a></span></p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/44785151348http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/44785151348Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:01:17 -0500marynecklacerosaryafricaugandamasesejinga<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1e3b37eba0283e7e2c5815ec49680fe2/tumblr_mj5szdSKyA1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">This purse is named after Hadijah: Hadijah Magola is in her fifties. She is unsure of her birthdate, which is actually quite common. She was married at age 15 and had seven children. There are six grandchildren three of which live with her <span class="text_exposed_show">as their parents have disappeared. These children attend the H.E.L.P. School. Her husband is a mechanic but is ill now. They can’t always pay the loan on their house so the money from beads will help with keeping their home. View and purchase her purse here:<a href="http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1105832-hadijah-purse" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1105832-hadijah-purse">http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1105832-hadijah-purse</a></a></span></span></p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/44573358119http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/44573358119Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:23:37 -0500bigger than beadsugandaafricarecycled papermasesepursebeads<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cc27cc4fdfdcd27db5e39a5c32e2b985/tumblr_mism1sLboQ1riip49o1_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bfc1fab2e422c2f754ed525a588d184e/tumblr_mism1sLboQ1riip49o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_15" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="C:\Documents and Settings\Pam McCormick\My Documents\My Pictures\Masese March 2012\Masese March 2012 125.jpg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:180.75pt;margin-top:1.45pt;width:115.35pt; height:118.5pt;z-index:1;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative:text'> <v:imagedata src="file://localhost/Users/marializosban/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image001.jpg" o:title="Masese March 2012 125.jpg"/> <v:textbox style='mso-rotate-with-shape:t'/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><strong>Meet the wonderful woman who this purse is named after! </strong><br/><!--[endif]--><span>Joyce Goranato is 22 and has been married to Tom for four years. When she was in Primary 6 she had to drop out of school due to lack of fees. She wants to go back to school to becoime a haridresser. When she was 1 ½ years old her father committed suicide. <span> </span>Her mother educated her by making alcohol and digging. Joyce has not found employment so she joined the bead group with her mother Margaret Atim. Joyce lives with her mother as her husband lives in his village while unemployed.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a href="http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/1105936-joyce-purse">View purse here.</a></span></p></p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/44001769948http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/44001769948Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:25:04 -0500Ugandaafricajingamasasebeadsbigger than beads<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/506c56635b3d2d7b30c3c40618aaafc5/tumblr_mislvvALrf1riip49o1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8f4b97b44aae4089a7160d94c3d1d79a/tumblr_mislvvALrf1riip49o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/81c5899d1fd82a04b30527a6f5bdff42/tumblr_mislvvALrf1riip49o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><strong>MEET RITAH. We named this vibrant necklace after her!:</strong> Ritah Kisakye is 25, married for three years to Edward who is a pastor. He has training as an accountant but is now selling onions in the market. He also teaches at Bethel Institute part time. Ritah just graduated in Social Work and Administration but is not yet employed. She will be doing volunteer social work for the HELP school. She looks after her HIV positive mother and is seven months pregnant with her first child. As a child her grandfather paid for her schooling until he died. Ritah’s mother paid her school fees by selling greens but since greens are only in the rainy season she was on and off again at school. <span> </span>Ritah made money for school herself by winning competitions by singing and dancing when she was ages 13-16. She had a white sponsor for the three years she attended the university. She has had multiple health problems since a trauma at the age of 3. She is thrilled to be expecting a baby but concerned about the birth. Ritah interprets for the women who do not speak English and is a key player in the Masese Women’s Bead Association.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Buy her necklace here: <a href="http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/708014-ritah-necklace"><a href="http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/708014-ritah-necklace">http://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/products/708014-ritah-necklace</a></a></span></p></p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/44001521360http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/44001521360Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:21:00 -0500ugandaafricajingamaseserecycled paperbigger than beadsHELP Internationalhelp intritahbeads<p><a href="https://biggerthanbeads.storenvy.com/">It just launched! CLICK HERE TO SHOP. </a></p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/43523596206http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/43523596206Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:19:34 -0500bigger than beadsUgandaafricarecycled paperHELP Internationalhelp int<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/688743bc714249113350d5e199ff39d5/tumblr_mihgf1h2pZ1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cb695d5fdc113d820e86d46fb9fa3fb1/tumblr_mihgf1h2pZ1riip49o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>How cute is Risk???</p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/43502760270http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/43502760270Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:49:49 -0500cuteUgandaafricabigger than beadsHELP Internationalhelp intrecycled paper<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d6bb4649f6940f6fbcd8f7a44d4ad2b/tumblr_mihgc4r2ab1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/000495f12739be755a8f29d132cd3668/tumblr_mihgc4r2ab1riip49o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Twinsies. </p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/43502647505http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/43502647505Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:48:04 -0500HELP Internationalhelp intafricaUgandabigger than beadsrecycled paper<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5276c2e45ea8c5dfd2e51f7bfbcb9f81/tumblr_mihga7RFhS1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Daily reminders. </p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/43502574227http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/43502574227Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:46:55 -0500inspirationquoteshappy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c760164181c722e4e657bd536d7976b2/tumblr_mihg6dFcEl1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cb52b7d8d4ef7b2a7747b8bb79ea59c3/tumblr_mihg6dFcEl1riip49o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>One of our favorite necklaces named after the beautiful Esther! </p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/43502431258http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/43502431258Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:44:36 -0500HELP Internationalhelp intUgandaafricabigger than beadsesther<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7d9fb46d9218cd07f9b7b27764f924b9/tumblr_mi2r6doBqg1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cuddles when being all sneaky when we were photographing our new collection!</p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/42866123823http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/42866123823Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:18:12 -0500kittycatsUgandabigger than beads<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c760164181c722e4e657bd536d7976b2/tumblr_mi2r367j221riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/654f4ce00410cbb75e6ed11d14de60ab/tumblr_mi2r367j221riip49o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc39796c8276e0fe333a8da8aa32a457/tumblr_mi2r367j221riip49o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Our Esther necklace in various colors! </p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/42865975772http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/42865975772Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:16:17 -0500estherbigger than beadsUgandamasaseHELP Internationalhelp int<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af7722d2cd652e8fa8b667e17f63f5bd/tumblr_mi2r0zMOyh1riip49o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our Esther Necklace</p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/42865869727http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/42865869727Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:14:58 -0500bigger than beadsugandamasaseHELP Internationalhelp int<p>Here&#8217;s a sneak peek! </p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/4ed3961a0c592b85607202f0e8a8ee74/tumblr_inline_mhpqc1kTvE1ryrb3p.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/db0bff4d08ebde5671a14a842d1e0355/tumblr_inline_mhpqctybV91ryrb3p.jpg"/></p>http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/42294028778http://biggerthanbeads.com/post/42294028778Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:32:48 -0500ugandabigger than beadsHELP Internationalhelp intrecycled paper