by Leslie | Jan 17, 2013 | iZōsh: Women Investing in Women
Congratulations to all on a great iZōsh event! More than a hundred women gathered together on Friday, January 11th, for the purposes of granting loans to women in extreme poverty, discussing the book Banker to the Poor by Muhammad Yunus and learning more about...
by Leslie | Dec 7, 2012 | iZōsh: Women Investing in Women
Banker to the Poor by Muhammad Yunus In 1983, Muhammad Yunus established Grameen, a bank devoted to providing the poorest of Bangladesh with minuscule loans. Twenty-three years later they won the Nobel Prize for Peace for their work in eradicating poverty. This is an...
by Leslie | Oct 26, 2012 | iZōsh: Women Investing in Women
Last Friday evening, ninety women gathered together to help make a dent in global poverty, to learn about the stark realities of human trafficking, and to discuss the book Half the Sky. It was a meaningful, celebratory time together and we are thrilled for such a...
by Leslie | Oct 15, 2012 | iZōsh: Women Investing in Women
Women, please join us: Friday, October 19, at 7pm Huron Hills Church, 3150 Glazier Way, Ann Arbor, 48105 Our next iZōsh meeting is less than a week away! We can’t wait to join together at Huron Hills to give micro loans to women in extreme poverty. It’s...
by Leslie | Oct 1, 2012 | iZōsh: Women Investing in Women
On October 1 & 2 from 9pm-11pm Eastern time, PBS will be showing a documentary of the book Half the Sky. Click here for local listings. Filmed in 10 countries, following Kristof, WuDunn, and celebrity activists America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan,...