Amy will be helping to facilitate a tailored project for Barclays staff volunteering in Kampala, Uganda on a HIV/AIDS Outreach and Home-care Initiative.
Whilst waiting for the volunteers to arrive Amy is sitting in on a meeting w/ beaders...
"Yesterday I spent the afternoon at our Expert Partner, Kawempe Home Care (KHC), and I sat in on a meeting of the beaders - they are the people who make beads from recycled paper and sell them to KHC. It is called the Beads for Education project because it helps the beaders put their children through scool, and KHC then sell the beads on at a profit. Last year, the beads contributed 17% of KHC's total income, but they have adopted lots of the recommendations made by last year's Barclays/TGG group, and in Q1 2010, the beads contributed 31% of KHC's total income which is amazing!
I have attached a photo because when I was there yesterday, a gentleman from the bank was there opening bank accounts for each of the beaders to encourage them to manage their income and start small savings."
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