Beauty and the beads

Meet the women from Life Beads who create beautiful handmade jewelry to sustain themselves financially and make a difference in their community. Read more about their lives in northern Uganda below.

Abalo Joyce
Acan Evaline
Acayo Christine
Acayo Margaret
Acayo Rose
Acen Kevin
Acen Santa
Aciro Concy
Aciro Mary
Ahura Rose
Ajok Florence
Ajok Stella
Akanyo Beatrice
Akello Beatrice
Akello Lillian
Akello Patricia
Akello Scovia
Akoko Beatrice
Akoko Mary
Amony Pamela
Angum Evalyn
Apiyo Nancy
Apiyo Rose
Atto Jennifer
Auma Beatrice
Auma Grace
Ejang Susan
Nadnga Sylvia
Lacen Sunday
Lakot Jannet
Lakot Lilly
Lalam Monica
Lamwaka Oliver
Lina Chalo

Strings of Hope

Restoring lives through jewelry

We love jewelry, and we love the women of northern Uganda. Life Beads was established in 2012 to empower women and improve their lives and community. Through the creation of jewelry, these women are given the opportunity for sustainable living to provide for their families. Each piece of jewelry is unique and handmade by Ugandan artists.


When purchasing Life Beads you not only get a beautiful piece of handmade jewelry, but also helping to break a cycle of poverty. Every woman who crafts Life Beads earns a consistent monthly income, enabling them to send their children to school, provide food and a home for their families, and pay for healthcare when necessary.


Life Beads is proud to partner with the work of Abaana’s Hope, a comprehensive family village in the Kinene community of northern Uganda. The women who create Life Beads live in the Abaana’s Hope community.

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Life-sustaining beads

Life Beads empowers women by training them to create unique pieces of jewelry and to restore the lives of women in Northern Uganda by teaching them about the one true God who empowers, creates and restores life for everyone.

By purchasing jewelry from Life Beads you are joining Abaana’s Hope to help empower and bring hope to the women who hand make each piece. All proceeds from your purchase go directly back into the Life Beads program and to the artists who create each piece of jewelry.

STRINGING LIVES TOGETHER

Life Beads are beautiful, unique paper-bead jewelry, lovingly handcrafted by women in Uganda. Proceeds from your purchase go back into the Life Beads program to help support these women and the community.
Support the Women

Your involvement counts!

 

  • Shop their beautiful jewelry!! You can shop with one of our partners! Or you can shop online at lifebeadsjewelry.com. When you wear the jewelry, you have an opportunity to share the story of what God is doing among the Life Beads ladies and the Acholi people! 
  • Sell Life Beads in your local storefront or boutique with our wholesale option!
  • Invite us to set Life Beads up at your next event! We love an opportunity to share with others the story of all God is doing in and through Life Beads and the jewelry!  Because who doesn’t love jewelry?!
  • For questions or more information about any of the ways you can be involved with Life Beads, please contact us at  lifebeads@fourcorners.org!  We would love to hear from you!