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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We’re excited about our next iZōsh Event on Friday, October 20, which is going to be a little different than past Events. Instead of having a speaker, we’re hosting a screening of an award-winning documentary directed and produced by a past iZōsh keynote speaker. Some of you will remember hearing from EMMY® Award-winning filmmaker Sophia…
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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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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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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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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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Our next iZōsh event is this week, 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 the loan recipients. They come…
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Join iZōsh Friday, March 20th, 2015 from 7:00 to 9:00pm at Huron Hills North for an exciting event where we gather, learn, give and celebrate the joy of empowering women. Our next event will address “The Role of Art in Global Women’s Empowerment.” Together we will experience firsthand the impact that art can have…
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On October 24th, we held our seventh iZōsh event, which was one of the most successful to date. Over 150 women from around Ann Arbor gathered to gift a record $13,345 to 39 entrepreneurial women in extreme poverty. That brings our total to $74,864 to 182 women who are making a difference in their lives.…
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