am i Beautiful? Beauty Across Cultures
Am I beautiful? This is a question so many of us girls and women ask at some point in our lives. Beauty is a universal pursuit for many women around the world. Join Today’s Parent deputy editor Jacqueline Kovacs and her 15 year-old daughter Hayley as they travel to Uganda with World Vision Canada to [...]
Continue Reading[WARNING: This video contains graphic scenes] Arriving in Karamoja, Uganda, Jackie and Hayley see how Ugandan girls scar themselves by cutting their faces and bodies with razor blades to make themselves feel beautiful. See how a scarring artist uses her simple tools to cut intricate designs into the stomachs and faces of young girls. Canadian [...]
Continue ReadingMeet two Ugandan teen sisters struggling to help their mother fight her way out of poverty. One sister chooses to early marriage, the other chooses to go to school and get an education. Is one more right than the other? In some ways Ugandan teens are just like their Canadian peers – clothes, jewelry, hair, [...]
Continue ReadingMeet Sylvie, a Ugandan teen given the gift of education – a teen who knows where she want to go. Sylvie is one of three girls in her family, but the only one that has gone to school thanks to the kindness of a family she once worked for as a baby sitter. Education is [...]
Continue ReadingSee an example of how communities are empowered to change with support from Canadians and World Vision Canada through Child Sponsorship and community development programs. From helping fund new schools to developing clean water systems and health clinics – communities that once struggled with disease and poverty are flourishing and self-sustaining. Hear from local leaders [...]
Continue ReadingFollow Jackie and Hayley as they visit a beauty salon in Kampala, Uganda and discover what’s important when it comes to beauty for women in Uganda. Is what a woman presents on the outside with her looks more important to what she can offer as person as a whole? Are women in Uganda any different [...]
Continue ReadingFinding beauty is many a woman’s quest in Uganda, but it’s at the hands of men and it’s all about the feet. Would you trust a man knocking on your door offering a pedicure? In Uganda “men do it right because they know what a woman wants….” according to the locals. Join Jackie as she’s [...]
Continue ReadingWhen Fat is the new Skinny. In Uganda brides-to-be don’t worry so much about losing weight before the wedding, they worry about gaining enough of it. Drinking gallons of high-fat milk every day and sitting in fattening huts doing work that involves as little physical activity as possible helps them pack on the pounds as [...]
Continue ReadingWhat size of wife does a husband want? Does a woman’s weight impact her beauty? It certainly can impact her health, on both sides of the spectrum. Continue on the fattening journey with Joyce, Hayley and Jackie and see what Ugandan women think about our body perceptions in North America. Find out what one Ugandan [...]
Continue ReadingJackie and Hayley are back home and they’re sharing their stories with their friends, family and classmates. Hear the impact the trip had on both mother and daughter and what they now plan to do. Will their experiences change your perceptions about beauty, women, poverty and the opportunities you can help provide for someone half [...]
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