Causes: Economic Development, International, International Economic Development, Microfinance

Mission: BeadforLife creates sustainable opportunities for women to lift their families out of extreme poverty by connecting people worldwide in a circle of exchange that enriches everyone.

Results: Over the last eleven years we have accomplished a lot: we have our pilot program, Beads to Business, which has facilitated the creation of nearly 3,000 small businesses; our Girls Education program, where hundreds of girls have attended school that would have otherwise been out of reach; we launched an agricultural initiative, teaching rural women farming practices; and finally, our Street Business School, giving women the opportunity to start businesses sooner and with less capital.

Target demographics: Women living in extreme poverty

Geographic areas served: Uganda, Africa

Programs: Enterpreneurial & Agro-Business Training Girls Education