The first ever virtual iZōsh® Ann Arbor Event, with 61 women in attendance, opened with a welcome from Vice Chair Ellie Collman, inviting everyone to use the chat window to introduce themselves and tell where they were joining from. Responses suggested that people from well beyond the Ann Arbor area were part of the meeting.…
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The iZōsh® Virtual Event is less than two weeks away, on Saturday, April 10 at noon! Our keynote speaker for the Event is Amy Thompson, Senior Director of Philanthropy for World Vision, who will share “Stories of Hope and Perseverance from Honduras.” Ms. Thompson will be speaking about women-run coffee collectives in Honduras and how…
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Dear Women of iZōsh, Today we made the difficult decision to cancel Friday’s iZōsh Event. At the time of this writing, there are no confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus in Michigan, but we are following recommendations from the CDC to be cautious about large public gatherings and prepare for the possibility of an outbreak…
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The October 11 iZōsh Event was a special one, as the Ann Arbor chapter met on International Day of the Girl Child, and iZōsh members were invited to bring their daughters to join them. I was thrilled to be able to share the experience of one of our Events with my own daughters, for them…
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On Friday, March 16, 2018 more than 100 women came together at Huron Hills Church in Ann Arbor to continue the task of empowering women living in extreme poverty by providing micro-loans. These loans allow women in communities all over the world to pursue small business opportunities and improve their living situations, educate their children,…
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The March iZōsh Event will be here before we know it (March 16), but for those of you who can’t wait that long for some goosebump-inducing good works, please plan on attending our next “Micro-Event” on February 27th! As you know, iZōsh helps women in extreme poverty by funding their micro-loans, and these women are…
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The iZōsh Event last Friday night was a powerful and fun-filled evening! Connect Following a welcome by iZōsh Chair Colleen Dauw, the iZōsh gathering of 107 women opened with an inspirational presentation by Images of Praise, a dance troupe auxiliary of the Michigan Gospel Chorale. Colleen then went on to describe how iZōsh works, accompanied…
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What better day than International Women’s Day to announce the launch of iZōsh International? The UN is using today’s holiday to remind people of its 2030 Agenda, which includes goals to “empower all women and girls,” ensure quality education for all girls, and “eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls.” Those of…
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Please mark your calendars for our next iZosh Event on Friday, March 24. Our keynote speaker is Kari Derenzi, who will share “Kiva Stories from the Field: The Asian Tropics and Beyond.” A Bay Area native and international traveler, Kari has volunteered with microfinance lender Kiva at home in San Francisco and abroad in Southeast…
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On October 21, 2017, 117 women gathered together at Huron Hills Church in Ann Arbor for the semi-annual meeting of iZōsh: Women Investing in Women, an organization dedicated to the economic empowerment of women globally who live in extreme poverty. Their mission is to give micro-loans to these women, allowing them to establish small businesses…
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