When I first woke up, connected to the BBC and heard the news that the Nobel Peace Prize was being awarded to our current president, Barak Obama, it was, truthfully at the time, a bit anti-climactic. It's almost as if I wanted a new face, a new idea...

Rural Community Development Programme (RUCODEP), paper bead jewelry. Made by a mixed group of men and women in Kaliro, Uganda. We began this work in January of 2009, as an income generating activity for the members of RUCODEP. Take a look at what we...