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The best-selling book, Kisses from Katie, is available at all major book retailers. Trades of Hope is proud to be partnering with the ministry founded in 2008 by then 19 year-old Katie Davis!
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Wear as a long or short necklace or as a bracelet.
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1. jungle twirl bracelet
Made in Uganda, this wrap bracelet (on model, above) is crafted with halfinch, magazine-paper-strip beads on memory wire to fit every wrist.
JBNP471 $28
2. misty grey necklace
Paper beads strung on stretchy cord keep this 62-inch pullover piece light as air. Oblong gray beads mingle with small gold spacer beads. A part of the Kisses from Katie line, opposite.
JNM456 $30 11
3. ugandA wrap bracelet
Memory wire makes this lightweight, peacock blue beauty fit any wrist. The beads are handmade from recycled magazine pages by Ugandan artisans. jbk157 $26
4. katie necklace
A 46-inch pullover, this rainbow of 1-inch-long handmade paper beads can be worn as a long or doubled necklace, or as a bracelet.
jnm333 $24
Beading for life A mother of four, Lillian says she used to pick through garbage bins in hopes of finding food for her children. She joined a beading circle (see Kisses from Katie, opposite) where she and others earn money, share about the Bible, praises, and prayer requests. “I have even built a house from the income I received and I really praise God for that,” she says.
Each necklace is unique and varies greatly in color!
Once a week, Katie goes to the slum community of Masese, Uganda, to meet with the women of a mother’s beading circle. She builds relationships with the women, leads them in a Bible study, and purchases their necklaces—beautiful, brightly colored beads made from paper and strung into long unique strings. She also assists in giving them money management training. More than 30 women are now able to feed their families, send their children to school, purchase plots of land, and build homes. Money received from the sale of the necklaces also funds a feeding program in Masese that serves more than 1,200 children each weekday. This self-sustaining vocational program gives hope and a future for families in this Uganda community.
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