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Paper to Pearls
Paper to Pearls is a micro-enterprise initiative of Voices for Global Change, a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Alexandria, Virginia. Paper to Pearls works with women in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in northern Uganda. The women create jewelry by hand-rolling beads from recycled paper, and Paper to Pearls markets and sells the jewelry principally in the United States, but also, via retailers and its website, in countries throughout the world.
Because of Voices' non-profit status, between 75%-85% of the sale proceeds directly benefit the women, both as income as well as ongoing training programs.〔(Paper to Pearls Welcome Page )〕 The income allows the women to purchase food, medicine and schooling for their children. Training programs cover beading skills, entrepreneurship development, and savings and cash management training.
==Geopolitical context==
Since 1987, the Lord’s Resistance Army has been leading an armed rebellion in the northern region of Uganda, leading to widespread human rights violations and safety concerns. At the height of the conflict, it was estimated that roughly 1.8 million people had been relocated to the IDP camps.〔(Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Uganda Country Page )〕 Though a cease-fire was signed in 2006, the peace process has since stalled due to the repeated refusals of the LRA leader, Joseph Kony, to sign a final peace agreement.
As of February 2009, it was estimated that 710,000 displaced persons remained in camps throughout the region.〔(Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Current global displacement statistics )〕
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