Project Lydia began in 2009 by my aunt Julie and uncle Cliff Pash, christian missionaries serving in Uganda Africa. The project helps local widows and abandoned women overcome adversity and thrive in every area of their lives. Through Project Lydia widows and abandoned wives who live in remote villages in Uganda make one-of-a-kind, handcrafted necklaces, baskets, and dolls. Necklaces are made from recycled paper which is cut into long strips and individually rolled. The colors you see are the colors that are in the paper. The process of creating a piece of beaded jewelry from hand-rolling the bead to assembly, takes about a week. Many women lives have been transformed through Project Lydia as they gain resources to buy seed for their gardens, send their children to school, purchase medical care, and improve their housing. 
I have three of these necklackes, and I love them, they're beautiful. I reccomend that everyone go to the Project Lydia website (http://www.projectlydia.org/, or just click the link above) and contribute to helping widows and abandoned wives improve their life, send their children to school, and afford medicine and food to care for their families in Uganda!!
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