I am excited about what our ladies have been doing lately. An income generating activity has been created for some of the mothers in the Blessing the Children International (BCI) program.
A visiting missionary came with the hopes of teaching some of the women how to make paper bead necklaces. She held a training class for them and they did really well!! A lot of our mothers have craft abilities and they proved that they can pick up new things very quickly.
After talking with the management committee of BCI we realized that this project could accomplish two things. If we sell the necklaces for a profit, we can use that profit to raise funds for a new ministry that BCI is working on to help rehabilitate prostitutes.
This income generating project will give the “beaders” a new skill and an income while also raising money to help change the lives of other women that are trapped in prostitution.
The women make the beads at home and then once a week they turn them in for payment. The beads are then sorted for quality and they receive payment for the quality beads. Some of our women have been making an awesome income doing this! It has really changed their lives.
I am happy to see that this is doing so well. I have seen people try different things to change situations for families here and they haven’t worked. It is difficult to figure out exactly why something does or doesn’t work and it is really frustrating when people take advantage of opportunities given to them.
This has been going on for a few months now and it has been successful in motivating the women to work for what is given to them. There are three women that have really gone above and beyond with this and I am excited to see where this project will take them.
Of course, it is still early but we have great expectations for this based on early indicators. I haven’t seen another project take off so well in the early stages. Please pray that we can keep this up.
But, it doesn’t stop there. We now have to sell the necklaces. We plan to sell them to visiting missionaries, at markets, and in the States. I will be bringing back quite a few necklaces, bracelets, and rings with me.
It would help us out if you would be willing to buy a few, but if you are able to help me sell them that would be even better! There are many different colors, sizes, and styles. We also have some for little girls. I have included a few pictures but it is hard to get good pictures. The price ranges are from $5-$15.
Some of the necklaces
Close up of one.
A ring.
A bracelet.
