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Ashoka identifies and invests
in leading social entrepreneurs
worldwide, and has supported the
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Jungle Beads!
Life in Africa's Jungle Beads
are beautifully hand-crafted from recycled paper and glass beads, through
the LiA CAN! group production program at our WE
Centers in Kampala and Gulu, and by LiA members in their homes.
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More Jungle Beads jewelry
items will be available for
online purchase in 2008. |
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Jungle Beads are a
webbed impact product!
1. Made from recyclables,
the Jungle Beads jewelry line is part of the LiA CAN!
program's Recycling for Peace campaign, that exposes LiA members to a range of ways
to add value to items that others might throw away. Each unique Jungle
Bead is
made in a multi-stage process from a triangular strip of paper (magazines,
old calendars and posters, or cereal boxes) that is carefully rolled,
coated with many layers of varnish, and then strung into stunning jewelry
designs. |
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2. Community building occurs
whenever a group goes through a learning process together. Learning to
make Jungle Beads well involves a lot of trial and error, particularly
with Life in Africa's high quality control standards in place for
finished jewelry items. During bead
making & stringing sessions at Life in Africa's WE Centers, members also
hear presentations on a variety of learning topics and engage in
structured dialogue on community issues and household challenges they
face in common. At the end of the month, everyone who participates gets
paid.
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3. Family income generation follows
from learning new skills. LiA CAN! producers have worked together to
develop a price list for how much they receive as a group for each
finished item. Each member who participates in Jungle Beads production
earns points for the time they spend, and the total value of what the
group has produced is divided according to the number of points each
member has earned. 10% of every member's monthly earnings is set aside
as savings, which is paid out to the member when the saved
amount reaches shs100,000 ($65).
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4. Community funding for member programs and services
the producers want is included in Life in Africa's retail price of
every Jungle Bead Jewelry item sold. Assistance educating the HIV/AIDS and
war orphans who are dependent on LiA member families is currently the
community's most pressing need.
Please consider buying
56" Jungle Garlands and
Jungle Bead Bracelets this season, to support Life in
Africa's
School Fees 2008 campaign.
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Yet an additional impact you make when you buy
Jungle Beads is the awareness you spread about Life in Africa when you
wear them! |
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Thank you
for buying Jungle Beads!
Wear yours proudly, and please tell your friends
about the impact they've made! |
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Jungle Bead Bracelets
56"
Jungle Garlands |
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