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...
From Refugee to Entrepreneur
Meet Martha. Martha and her family lived on a farm in Huila, a province in the southern part of Colombia. Huila is one of the areas marred by fighting between the illegal armed groups and the army. Martha occasionally handed out lemonade to members of the army in an...
Meet Our Special Guests for the May 2 Event
Join us Friday, May 2nd for an evening with Vicki Escarra, Chief Executive Officer of Opportunity International and a live Skype conversation with Carly Fiorina, Opportunity International’s Global Ambassador. Our evening will include a joint presentation from Vicki...
iZōsh May 2 with Vicki Escarra & Carly Fiorina
Recap: Our January 24 Event
On Friday night 170 Ann Arbor area women gathered at Huron Hills Church North and extended $12,180 in micro-loans to 36 women living in extreme poverty in 13 countries. iZōsh has granted 112 loans equaling $49,166 in the last 15 months. To see the women who had their...
Exciting News About Our Upcoming Event!
A week from Friday, on January 24th from 7-9 pm at Huron Hills Church, we will be having our winter iZōsh event! Now is the time to remind your friends and colleagues about this exciting evening of helping to transform the lives of women who are seeking to lift...
Looking back and looking forward with iZōsh!
Throughout history and around the world, women have been tricked, coerced, sold, and then secretly trafficked to places far from home, where they have been enslaved and abused. At our next iZosh event, on Friday, January 24, 2014, we’ll learn from author Kristin Wong...
Our October Event
On Saturday morning, October 26th, over a hundred women once again filled the room at Huron Hills Church eager and ready to make a change in the world. They did this through granting micro-loans to their sisters in extreme poverty. Senait Fisseha shared her story and...
Our Upcoming Guest Speaker: Senait Fisseha
We are eagerly anticipating an informative and powerful morning October 26th from 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. We are fortunate enough to have Senait Fisseha, MD, JD, an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Chief of the Division of Reproductive...
Preparing for Our Next iZōsh Event and Loan Updates
We hope you have had a restful summer and are preparing for the advent of fall. We are looking forward to our next iZōsh event on Saturday, October 26th, at 9:00 a.m. and wanted to let you know some details surrounding our time together. The book discussion for our...
World Vision Discusses iZōsh® and Savings Groups
Through their Strong Women Strong World (SWSW) initiative, World Vision staff and donors focus on the impact their work has on women and girls globally. iZōsh International's President, Robin Phillips, is a member of the SWSW Advisory Council. In the SWSW August 2021...
Birmingham’s Spring Event with World Vision’s Jackie Ogega
The Birmingham Chapter had an inspiring and uplifting afternoon on Sunday, May 2nd as 42 women gathered via Zoom to fund micro-loans to women living in extreme poverty and were educated by keynote speaker, Dr. Jackie Ogega, Ph.D. from World Vision. Through the...
Ann Arbor Chapter Hosts Spring Virtual Event
On April 10, 2021, the Ann Arbor Chapter hosted their first virtual Event, with 61 women in attendance. The Event 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...
iZōsh Maine’s Virtual Event
February 8, 2021 iZōsh Maine Virtual Event Wrap-Up The short story: $8,075 was raised, 100% of which went to fund 39 micro-loans to deserving women from Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana and Philippines through Opportunity International. Every loan directly impacts an...
Ann Arbor’s Own Microfinance Organization Lifts Women Up Globally
We are honored to be featured in the Winter 2021 issue of Crazy Wisdom Journal! Check out their article, "iZōsh: Ann Arbor’s Own Microfinance Organization Lifts Women Up Globally," to learn about how the iZōsh ministry got started, and how it's grown since then. Photo...