International Program
– Uzuri Wa Kweli -
During Deida’s travel, she made both home and school visits in Mwanza. The most alarming concern for Deida was the distance the girls traveled from home to school. As a result, Deida used the Bongo Bead Project as a way to raise funds to support the girls at the Uzima Center and their transportation needs. The Bongo Beads are handmade paper beads made by orphans at the Uzima Center to help pay both their school and travel expenses.
Reel Beauty has partnered with the Uzima Center and the Bongo Bead Project to increase awareness on education and provide funding for our girls in Mwanza. In addition, Reel Beauty assists youth culturally with issues surrounding self-esteem and self-confidence. Through our program, we have remedied great efficacy by proven outcomes where systematically girls are affected due to harsh discipline tactics in school. We reach this goal through our workshops Heart II Heart and The “It” Factor. These programs have helped our girls in Africa with identifying their beauty within and with identifying issues that culturally affect their self-esteem. Reel Beauty efforts and initiatives have been successful and also have provided hope to the youth in Mwanza.
The Bongo Beads are handmade beads by Tanzanian high school students who are orphans. Our Reel Beauty girls hand make these beads every Saturday at the Uzima Centre in Mwanza Tanzania to help pay for their education and transportation to school. Please purchase your beads today to support our girls in Africa. Thank you for your support. To learn more about the bongo bead project go to: www.uzimactr.wordpress.com