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VOA常速英语听力2012年09月合辑（文本）：Cameroon-Businesswoman-Rises-from-Poverty-to-Financial-Security Jacqueline Kamsu arrived at the US embassy in Yaounde in late August looking every bit a success story. She had been invited to speak to a group of young leaders on her non-profit, Beads Space. The audience included business owners, community leaders, journalists and students. She was being honored as an example of a positive story in a country where many young people often feel frustrated by a lack of opportunity. Kamsu shook hands firmly, kept a broad smile and maintained eye contact. Last year, she started a small non-profit that has now made her one of Cameroon抯 most promising social entrepreneurs. She said her organization started as an activity to help allevi ate the hardship of single motherhood. When she could not find a job, she decided to create one for herself. Model poses with a handbag made from recycled paper and beads by Cameroon businesswoman Jacqueline Kamsu. (Kamsu)Her break came when she attended a skills building seminar for women in 2011. There she learned how to recycle paper into beads. Kamsu said back home she found her new skill so interesting that she began turning old calendars and newspapers into necklaces, earrings and adornments for handbags and shoes. Very soon, she was earning a living selling handmade jewelry to women in her community. One year later, she is being hailed and an 搃maginative innovator.? Beads Space was born without a single dollar. Kamsu said she worked from her one bedroom home for six months. With only her drive as the initial capital, the organization has grown and now affects other lives. Kamsu now runs a separate fashion design business, but she has kept Beads Space as a non-profit, training other single mothers. She said she targets single mothers because, as one of them, she understands their plight. A single mother is all alone, she said. It is very difficult for her, if she does not have assistance to take care of her chi