Share Love and Hope this Valentine’s Day
with Handmade Necklaces from Hope for Hearts
Proceeds benefit St. Elizabeth’s Girls Academy, a school/orphanage in Kampala City, Uganda
This Valentine’s Day, share love and hope with orphaned girls in Uganda by purchasing a handmade necklace for a loved one to support Hope for Hearts, a Las Vegas based nonprofit that raises funds for St. Elizabeth’s Girls Academy (SEGA), a school/orphanage in Kampala City, Uganda.
“Valentine’s Day is all about showing love for one another, and love comes in many forms. There’s the traditional love for a significant other, a child, a parent, a friend, etc. Then there’s the love that is shown for strangers through charitable giving,” said Cristen Jacobsen, founder and executive director at Hope for Hearts. “A Hope for Hearts necklace is the gift that gives twice. That special someone receives a beautiful, handmade necklace and a child in Uganda receives an opportunity at education.”
SEGA educates up by working with girls living off the streets, and provides a safe haven to learn technical and vocational skills. The school provides more than 200 girls and boys a year the opportunity to work towards independence and self-sustainability. To help give back, not only to SEGA, Hope for Hearts purchased these handmade “kambulagos”, or necklaces from Ugandan women. Proceeds support the students at the school. These eco-friendly necklaces are handmade from recycled paper and come in a variety of colors, ensuring that each necklace is truly one-of-a-kind. Available in 16”, 19”, 24” and 36” single or triple strands (approximate length when beads are placed around the neck) each necklace costs $15-25 plus shipping and can be purchased at www.hopeforhearts.org/products.
“The ability to show love and provide hope and compassion for others through philanthropic giving is a powerful message to teach children. Hope for Hearts necklaces make a great gift from parent to child and vice versa while providing an opportunity for parents to have that conversation during a time when love is in the air,” added Jacobsen.
About Hope for Hearts:
Hope for Hearts was founded in 2007 by Las Vegas resident Cristen Jacobsen to help children living in conflicted areas lift themselves up from poverty to prosperity through education. Hope for Hearts currently works with St. Elizabeth Girls Academy (SEGA), an orphanage in Uganda, East Africa. Many of the girls at the school lost their parents to the AIDs epidemic. Prior to coming to SEGA the girls were barely surviving – lacking in basic necessities such as food, clean water and shelter. SEGA educates up through technical and vocational skill training programs to help girls, and as of 2015 – boys, live independently. Log on to www.Hope4Hearts.org to learn more about the organization.
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