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Shae, Ciin, and the Capsule Wardrobe
In February, Shae Haining launched her line of capsule wardrobe clothing, and RiSE seamstress, Ciin, is stitching pieces weekly as the...
Lisa Tresch
Mar 25, 20192 min read
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Strong Women, Your Daughters Are Watching You.
When a single mother enters our Income Generation program, we know that her daughters are watching her closely. Suddenly, she is a...
Lisa Tresch
Apr 2, 20182 min read
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Dress Clothes and A Christmas Chicken
If you happened to be in Ghana last week and were on the dirt road between Nantan and Ankaase, you might have seen a motorized...
Lisa Tresch
Dec 27, 20172 min read
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The Making of Your Basket
This week, we are welcoming Gifty and Akukuli into our Income Generation program in Gambibigo, Ghana in the Upper East Region of the...
Lisa Tresch
Nov 29, 20172 min read
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Northern Travel Journal: The Women Who Weave Straw and Scraps
We woke up early Friday morning to catch the bus to Bolgatanga, and Kenneth, our staff in Bolga, met us at the bus station. We were also...
Lisa Tresch
Nov 4, 20172 min read
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North Trip Travel Journal: Wax, Stamp, Dye, Earn
Bunkrugu is a small community village in the north, and although we thought it would be a relaxing trip as we drove there through the...
Lisa Tresch
Nov 3, 20172 min read
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North Trip Travel Journal: Stitching Skirts and Learning French
We are in Tamale after a seven-hour bus ride from Kumasi. What a wonderful time to once again reunite and meet the people we serve! I was...
Lisa Tresch
Nov 1, 20173 min read
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Wax on Fabric: A Beautiful Enterprise
Using wooden blocks and hot wax, Janet and Comfort will learn how to transform ordinary white cotton fabric into colorful, cloth that...
Lisa Tresch
Oct 31, 20171 min read
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A Party for Janet and Comfort
We held our first House Party on September 17 in Tulsa, and, yes, it was a party! One of our board members graciously opened her home so...
Lisa Tresch
Sep 21, 20173 min read
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Learning More Than a Skill
This is my favorite photo of Linda, taken in April, 2016 when she was about a year into her hairstylist apprenticeship. The shop where...
Lisa Tresch
Jun 28, 20172 min read
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Beautiful Braids You Can Wear
Seamstress apprentices in our Income Generation program have been stitching children's clothing, headbands and assisting head seamstress,...
Lisa Tresch
Aug 21, 20152 min read
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Jennifer: Earning and Investing
In January of 2014, Jennifer Agyemong entered our Income Generation program as a seamstress apprentice. She immediately began making...
Lisa Tresch
Jul 9, 20152 min read
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Lilian and Esther
Our work has officially begun in Tamale. For the past several months, Matthew, our staff person in the northern region, has been...
Lisa Tresch
May 6, 20152 min read
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The Work of their Hands
Jennifer, Abigail, Lydia and Georgina are learning to stitch on hand-crank sewing machines and on certain days, there is no electricity...
Lisa Tresch
May 6, 20151 min read
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Our Apprentices Need Stitching Partners!
We're looking for Stitching Partners who will make a monthly difference for our seamstress apprentices. These partners give a recurring...
Lisa Tresch
Mar 25, 20151 min read
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Stitching and Styling: Meet the New Apprentices
Georgina Linda Lydia Three new apprentices will be entering the Income Generation program in February. Georgina and Lydia will be...
Lisa Tresch
Jan 26, 20151 min read
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Investing in Women through Apprenticeships
In a small hair salon located in the center of Ankaase, Ghana, stylists and customers laugh and chatter amid hairdryers, wash basins and...
Lisa Tresch
Jan 8, 20152 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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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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