iZōsh Chapter featured in Maine Women’s Magazine
Check out this great article featuring our Maine iZōsh Chapter. http://mainewomenmagazine.com/one-woman-at-a-time/
Girls, Not Brides
At iZōsh® Events we learn about the benefits that a small sustainable business can provide to a woman and her children. In this article from girlsnotbrides.org, we learn about Laura from Guatemala, a child bride because her mother could not afford to even buy a...
iZōsh Ann Arbor Spring Event: March 16, 2018
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...
VisionFund International Applauds Launch of iZōsh International
When Scott Brown, former President and CEO of VisionFund International, learned about iZōsh® International, he called the news “incredible.” As iZōsh International President Robin Phillips discussed the launch with him, he recalled a few stories specifically about the...
Updates on Past iZosh Loan Recipients
To date, iZōsh® has collected and loaned out $118,680 to 277 women entrepreneurs working to lift themselves out of extreme poverty. Periodically we get updates on some of our loan recipients: Nejmeh from Jordan runs a clothing store. iZōsh funded her loan at our...
Let’s help more women like Janeth
There is a great amount of diversity among our loan recipients. They come from many countries and many walks of life. This is the story of Janeth in the Philippines. We funded her loan at our October, 2014 iZōsh® event in Ann Arbor. For the last six years, Janeth has...
Robin Phillips Presents at Q Commons Ann Arbor
Many Ann Arbor-area residents were introduced to iZōsh® at Q Commons Ann Arbor, held on September 24, 2015. The Q Commons mission is simply to "advance good" in local communities. iZosh chair Robin Phillips was one of a group of local speakers and panelists discussing...
Loan Recipient Update: Perive
There is a great amount of diversity among iZōsh® loan recipients. They come from many countries on many continents. This is the story of Perive of Samoa. We funded her October 2014. Perive primarily utilized her loan to buy new tires and spare parts to fix her taxi....
Did you know iZōsh means “compassionate support of a woman?”
Did you watch the premier of A Path Appears, the new series on PBS by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (authors of Half the Sky)? It's about sex trafficking here in the United States and features some courageous people who are doing something about it. The stories...
The Savings Group Model
Today, somewhere in a rural village in the developing world, a group of women will sit down in a circle, and pass a basket. They will say their names: “Elfinish,” “Awa,” “Rosalinda,” “Winnie,” and place their dues in the basket, often the equivalent of less than $0.10...
iZōsh International is Praying for Peace in Ethiopia
Women in extreme poverty face many challenges. We learned about a particular challenge when we added Healing Hands of Joy in Ethiopia as one of our portals for micro-loans that help women living in extreme poverty with fistula. These women are literally the poorest of...
2019: Three Chapters, Six Events, 168 Women Funded!
2019 was a banner year for the iZōsh ministry! Across our three Chapters, a total of 168 women were granted micro-loans, thanks to more than $47,700 in total gifts. Our newest Chapter in Birmingham, Michigan held its inaugural Event in March, with Robin Phillips, one...
Ending 2019 with Thoughts on Impact: A letter from HHOJ
Why our Events Matter... Please read the beautiful email from Makda Teklemichael, who spoke as part of Allison Shigo's presentation at our Maine Chapter's April 2019 Event. Dear iZosh, On behalf of Healing Hands of Joy's staff, I would like to say THANK YOU to iZosh...
iZōsh Maine 2019 Fall Event Recap
Another Successful iZosh Event! iZosh Maine has finished its fourth Event - sending 2019 out in style. Thank you so much to those who were able to come to the October 7 Event as well as those who could not come but sent in their dues. A very special thank you to...
iZōsh Chapter featured in Maine Women’s Magazine
Check out this great article featuring our Maine iZōsh Chapter. http://mainewomenmagazine.com/one-woman-at-a-time/