A few days ago, Malcolm Trevina of Meaningful Volunteer sent me a story about Grassroots Uganda, a small group that started with a young woman named Alaisa Nandudu and a bracelet.

“Alaisa had been up all night and making this seed bracelet. I was suitably impressed. Alaisa was living in a small house with her husband, four of her own kids, two HIV orphaned nephews, and a bunch of chickens. Alaisa and her family were eating maybe one meal a day. She had it rough.

“One thing led to another and I eventually released GrassRootsUganda.com.”

With the help of volunteers and women’s groups in the area, Grassroots Uganda has proven to be a successful enterprise – it has allowed Alaisa the chance to build a new house and keep her children in school.

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