GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Light Gives Heat, a local nonprofit that provides jobs for people in Uganda by commissioning them to create jewelry and cloth handbags, has created a documentary of its work and will show the film at the Avalon Theatre Thursday, July 28.

The documentary tells the story of how David and Morgan Hansow came to care about Uganda, the African country where they adopted their daughter.

Titled “Moving On,” the movie was filmed half in Grand Junction, and half in Uganda.

Owners are seeking feedback on the “rough cut” film, and will be speaking after the screening about their nonprofit organization. Film-goers who answer a questionnaire will receive a free Suubi necklace, worth $20.

Suubi is the name of the group of women employed by Light Gives Heat to create necklaces made from recycled paper. Magazines, posters and newspapers are used to form beads of various colors.

“Suubi means ‘hope' in their language,” said David's mother Teresa Hansow, who works at the Light Gives Heat storefront, 2507 Weslo Ave.

Every month a new necklace-style is created, she said. The African women also make bracelets and earrings.

Another Light Gives Heat group called Epoh (hope spelled backward) employs tailors who sew patchwork handbags.

An array of jewelry and handbags are sold locally at their store and at the downtown Farmers' Market, as well as shipped throughout the United States, Australia and Japan.

“A lot of women are widowed because of AIDS and war,” Teresa Hansow said. “The majority have six to 12 children each.”

Purchasing the necklaces gives them a consistent income, she said, and has allowed mothers to send their children to school.

“In four years we haven't missed a week of buying,” she said.

GO&DO What: “Moving On,” a documentary about a local couple who created jobs in Uganda When: 7 p.m., Thurs., July 28 Where: Avalon Theatre, 645 Main St. Tickets: $10 advance; $15 at the door Info: hope.lightgivesheat.org or 242-1958