by Leslie | Sep 3, 2015 | iZōsh: Women Investing in Women
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...
by Natalie | Mar 15, 2015 | iZōsh: Women Investing in Women
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....
by Leslie | Feb 9, 2015 | iZōsh: Women Investing in Women
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...
by Leslie | Sep 14, 2014 | iZōsh: Women Investing in Women
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...
by Leslie | Apr 16, 2014 | iZōsh: Women Investing in Women
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...
by Leslie | Mar 29, 2014 | iZōsh: Women Investing in Women
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...
