Lisa Tresch
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Nov 29, 20172 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Nov 4, 20172 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Nov 3, 20172 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Nov 1, 20173 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Sep 21, 20173 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Jun 28, 20172 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Aug 21, 20152 min read
Beautiful Braids You Can Wear
Seamstress apprentices in our Income Generation program have been stitching children's clothing, headbands and assisting head seamstress,...
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Lisa Tresch
Aug 21, 20151 min read
Wheels for Work!
Abigail has been making the walk to work for over a year with her daughter, Florence, strapped to her back. It takes an hour to walk from...
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Lisa Tresch
Jul 9, 20152 min read
Jennifer: Earning and Investing
In January of 2014, Jennifer Agyemong entered our Income Generation program as a seamstress apprentice. She immediately began making...
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Lisa Tresch
Jun 18, 20152 min read
Let's Do This Together
Dignity. This word echoes in our purpose and mission: to transform villages through family preservation. We believe that God has created...
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Lisa Tresch
May 6, 20152 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
May 6, 20151 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Mar 25, 20151 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Jan 27, 20151 min read
Looking for a Few Good Partners
Each month, we rely on partners who give a recurring donation to help fund and expand our work. During the month of February, we're...
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Lisa Tresch
Jan 26, 20151 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Jan 8, 20152 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Dec 1, 20142 min read
Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, December 2 is Giving Tuesday. In the midst of all the shopping, holiday preparations and social engagements, why are we asking...
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Lisa Tresch
Oct 15, 20141 min read
Women Encouragers (WE)
WE Women is a new program offering women here the opportunity to connect with women entreprenuers in Ghana for the purpose of...
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Lisa Tresch
Oct 6, 20142 min read
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...
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