Beads of Awareness is a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to empowering women in northern Uganda since 2009.
We do this by buying paper bead jewellery and other products from our artisans, selling them in Canada and abroad, and reinvesting proceeds into our microfinance loan project.

We buy from two artisan groups
in the Gulu region of Uganda—helping support over 45 individuals and their families

We have issued 200+ loans, allowing borrowers to launch micro-enterprises and transition toward sustainable livelihoods