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An Evening of Connections
Last Thursday, approximately 175 women gathered in Tulsa to make connections with women in Ghana. "The Village" was an opportunity to...
Lisa Tresch
Oct 6, 20142 min read
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Abigail: The Love of Sewing
Every morning, Abigail takes a beautiful piece of brightly patterned cloth, wraps her infant daughter, Lukaya, in it and winds it around...
Lisa Tresch
Sep 26, 20142 min read
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Sandy's Portraits
When we visited Ghana in January, we took over 800 photos. Three of these have been transformed into incredible works of art that will be...
Lisa Tresch
Sep 22, 20142 min read
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What We Have in Common
We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike. - Maya Angelou It’s tempting to believe that we have little in common with women from...
Lisa Tresch
Sep 19, 20143 min read
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BE a Business Encourager
This summer, we are introducing an opportunity for small business owners here in the U.S. to connect with new small business owners in...
Lisa Tresch
Jun 24, 20142 min read
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Meet Joyce
Our Income Generation program welcomed Joyce last week, as she began her apprenticeship at the Shalom Hair Salon. She will be...
Lisa Tresch
May 14, 20141 min read
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You Give, They Rise
What if you decided to give up something up so that vulnerable families in a low-income country could rise? Mamuna Moro is a mother of...
Lisa Tresch
Apr 21, 20142 min read
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Entering Dumayki
Kwadwo is in fifth grade and lives in the village of Dumayki, Ghana. Each day, he walks through farm land, crosses streams, and climbs...
Lisa Tresch
Mar 28, 20141 min read
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What You Need to Know About Us, Part 3: We Serve Families Like Yaw's
by Lisa Tresch, Rising Village Executive Director Many years ago, when my husband and I were deciding whether to give to a large...
Lisa Tresch
Mar 19, 20143 min read
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Training Day for Business Grant Recipients
Yesterday four women who received Business Build Grants last December had their first training session in budgeting, bookkeeping, good...
Lisa Tresch
Mar 9, 20141 min read
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