Viola lives in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. She meets regularly with her fellow needleworkers, and belongs to one of 29 stitching groups located across Uganda. The groups include over 900 women artists. The communities they have built through Threads of Blessing encourage each of them and have significantly boosted their self-confidence.
She will use the funds she receives for her needlework to provide education for her children, medical support for herself and her family, seeds or fertilizer for her crops, repairs to her home, and care for the orphans for whom she cares as a result of poverty, HIV/AIDS or other illnesses.
