Our next iZōsh event is one week from today, and we hope you are planning to be there, and have invited your friends and neighbors. We are excited to gather again for many reasons, and one of the main ones is our loan recipients. There is a great amount of diversity among our loan recipients.…
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As those of you familiar to iZōsh know, we definitely don’t shy away from difficult topics, inviting speakers with hard stories to tell and hear, and exploring reading material that challenges ideas about justice and safety for women worldwide. The Locust Effect by Gary A. Haugen and Victor Boutros is no exception. Recommended by iZōsh’s…
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Please join us on Friday April 22nd as iZōsh welcomes Christine Chan Downer as our featured speaker. We have the rare opportunity to hear from a world changer with Ann Arbor roots. With undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Asian Studies from the University of Michigan, and a graduate degree from U of M’s Gerald…
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Mark your calendars! Our next iZōsh event is just one month away, on Friday, April 22 at 7pm. In addition to gathering with friends to hear an incredible speaker and discuss a thought-provoking book, we’ll again be funding microloans in real time to women in extreme poverty across the globe. To date, iZōsh has collected…
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Last Friday, October 30, 2015, 113 women met at Huron Hills Church in Ann Arbor for its most recent night to gather, learn, give and celebrate the joy of empowering women living in extreme poverty. The evening began with an introductory video presenting background on the practice of genital cutting, still a part of the…
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We hope you have your calendars marked for Friday night, two weeks from today, for the iZōsh event! Prepare for an evening of enlightenment, as we learn about strides being made to end female genital mutilation (FGM). And we’ll be funding micro loans — in real time — to women in extreme poverty around the…
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Please join us on October 30th as iZōsh welcomes Margo Day as our featured speaker. Ms. Day — Microsoft Corporation’s Vice President of U.S. Education — has more than 28 years of experience in high-tech software sales, marketing, business development, and partner and channel management. In 2012, Ms. Day began her focus on U.S. education…
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We’re delighted to introduce you to a new book, which we’ll be using for our book discussion at our next iZōsh event on October 30th! From Outrage to Courage is a wonderful resource written by Anne Firth Murray. This insightful and thought provoking book begins with an overview of the challenges facing women in extreme…
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Hopefully you already have October 30 highlighted on your fall calendars for our next iZosh event. If you’re having trouble waiting that long for an outstanding opportunity to do good, we encourage you to join us at Q Commons Ann Arbor on September 24 Please join us to hear Robin, along with other local and…
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World Vision recently posted a success story about a girl from Kenya and how she was rescued. As you probably know, World Vision is one of the organizations iZosh works with to grant loans to women in extreme poverty. What you may not know is that Margo Day, the person credited for helping the woman…
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