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- Hometown:
- Upland, California
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- About Me:
- I'm 60 years young and have been married for 39 years to the same Wonderful lady. She puts up, and is there for me, and I appreciate all she does. I've been singing for many, OK many, many (LOL's) years with a gift from "God" that "He" so graciously gave me and I Praise "Him" daily for this gift, and all "He's" done in my life over these years...I've been in a few businesses throughout my life. Thirty years in the automotive business, owning my own business, for 19 of those years. Now I'm doing handmade custom jewelry for people, on a part time basis (Unique Creations in Wire by Arge) this is creating jewelry in wire and gemstones. I also show people how, with the right business opportunity, they can Travel for Pennies on the Dollar and help others do the same, all while earning an outstanding income right within the comforts of home. I have always had multi streams of income. It's the intelligent way of life, if one stream is slow the other will pick up any slack the other might have...I love life and enjoy doing "What I Want and When I Want" within Gods perimeters of course...and thats what God intended for each of us to have, be and do.
- Occupation
- Wholesale Travel Business- Money, Time and Freedom
Unique Creations In Wire by Arge- Handwrapped Creations and Custom Jewelry (909)728-9371
- Favorite Music:
- Inspirational and Country
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Don't watch much TV
- Favorite Movies
- 4th of July
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Hi everyone...it's been a while since I've been here.
I have been so busy with my new Line of Chain Maille line that I haven't even had time to breath....well OK, I could do that. But seriously between my Vacation Business and my new line of jewelry, whew...What can I say.
Like most of you this is your busiest time of the year ,doing shows and sales. Well it sure has been for me...I know.
I do want to Wish You and Yours, the Merriest Christmas and the Best New Years ever.
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BRIEF HISTORY OF YOUTH IN BEADING
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Youth In Beading (YIB) is a youth beaders group comprising of 15 young beaders some of whom are at school,others school drop outs and the rest photographers and jobless.We came to realized that the devil finds work for the idle hands and since in our Krobo tradition every home have a bead maker we can use our talents in beading to create some decent income generating avenue that can enable us get back to school and pursue or careers as well as have a decent living.
THE REPORT
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The project document presents the collective efforts of the founder and coordinator of the Youth In Beading, dedicated youths and adults within and outside the group to bring about the desire aspirations of the needy youth and adult in Krobo Land.Ghana.
It covers the plans,mission/vision,objectives and operational aspects of the on-going program to empower the brilliant but needy youth/adult in Krobo society and surrounding villages.
JUSTIFICATION
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The phenomenon of the youth unemployment and rural-urban population drift is very evident in Ghana.,making the country obtain one of the highest ratios of youth unemployment and rural-urban drift in the sixteen West African States.This is due to life being unbearable as a result of austerity measures aimed at resuscitating the economy.
The greatest victim of this drift/youth unemployment is the junior secondary school graduates and drop outs as well as non-educated youths between the ages of 15-25 years.Youth and adult finds no hope in the rural occupation of predominantly bead making and farming and that makes them move to the urban areas with high hopes of securing jobs.Upon reaching these centers and realizing that life is even unbearable,they become stranded and are forced into social vices.
Our aim and objectives is to use the abundant beads we produce in Krobo land to render decent sustainable jobs for the youth and adults in Krobo land.
LOCATION
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Youth In Beading project is located on the premises opposite the newly Barclay's Bank at Somanya.Precisely Kadesh House.It is easily accessible by a tarred all weather road from Accra.It has electricity from the mains,pipe borne water,community radio station and all good social amenities.It is approximately 75 kilometers from Accra.
MISSION STATEMENT
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Our primary aim is to unearth the rich potential in the youth in Krobo land and adjoining Districts to empower them economically by engaging and training them into viable bead jewelry employment skills.
This focus is aimed at reducing the unemployment rate for school drop-outs,teenagers,single parent mothers,school leavers and anybody that can fit into this project.
VISION
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Youth In Beading has as it vision the establishment of a heaven for the needy in the society,focusing on the "Train Youth Beaders Project Concept".Seeking to empower the youth in bead jewelry vocational skills and trade.
OBJECTIVES
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These include:
* To give material and financial assistance to Youth In Beading to enable them have decent jobs
* To promote good Krobo bead on the international bead market
* To use beading to create employment to they youth of Krobo
THE PROJECT
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Youth In Beading was initiated by Mr. Ruddy Nartey and a few creative minded youth in Somanya.We have the plight of the youth unemployed,school dropout and vulnerable youth at heart.
We meet once every week to discuss
* How to create contacts with talented western jewelers to foster good relation towards the project
* Forming beaders virgin club in the schools where our female members are
* To monitor and evaluate the project beneficiaries
* To use percentage of our sales to provide educational facilities for he uneducated and semi-educated to learn,read and write
* To rescue the needy and give them vocational,spiritual and moral training aided with bead works.
THE WAY FORWARD
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Youth In Beading needs the services of willing to help bead stringers,jewelers,wire workers and glass artists to come and train/teach us how to blend our traditional bead work with the western beading stuff.
We seek donation/funding in order to consolidate all our efforts into the establishment of:
Youth In Beading vocational center which will mainly be focused on empowering the youth by training them in bead designing and jewelry making.As an initiative,Youth In Beading intends t start the process through sale of our finished beads to bead shops,salons,jewelry fairs,churches,societies,and other willing to help organizations.
That will serve as a platform in interaction to address and identify our needs.
We appeal to any person/institution to consider our plight and donate in kind/cash towards this project that will save lives.
Any donation you make attracts a Krobo beaded necklace as an appreciation towards what you contribute to uplift the image of we in Youth In Beading.
Should you need any vital information contact:
RUDDY NARTEY (FOUNDER)
YOUTH IN BEADING
MAIN POST SA 290
SOMANYA KROBO
GHANA 23321
PHONE: +233-244-817772
EMAIL: kamsgh@yahoo.com
Thanks for inviting me to be your friend. I love your work. It's beautiful. I really like that you are Christian. So am I. I thank God every day for the blessings that he has given me, and there are so many!! At times I'm overwhelmed by it actually, and feel so incredibly special.
Theresa
I have tried a little, but I am so not good at it.
Thanks Gina
Thanks for adding me to your friend's list! It's great to see another gent on board.
I've been selling online for a couple of years, mostly on Etsy and through some Yahoo groups. I just got into Ruby Lane and will see how that goes for a lil' while. It's mostly for extra income, I wouldn't be able to survive doing this full-time.
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