Collaboration is so powerful. We have all heard Margaret Mead quoted many times, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Well, I’d like to take this blog to tell you about three people. People just like you and [...]
“…But I say courage is not the abnormal. Not the marvelous act. Not Macbeth with fine speeches….Not the surprise. The amazed understanding. The marriage, not the month’s rapture. Not the exception. The beauty that is of many days. Steady and clear. It is the normal excellence of long accomplishment.” Jack Gilbert
This quotation is [...]
Things are on the move in Dharmapuri, India. Mercy and Vinci Imondi, and Janet Rogers have long been working toward establishing a medical clinic in the small village to serve the over 400 families in the vicinity. It’s a significant milestone with big implications for the health and vitality of the community.
Implications for health because [...]
“The leadership training that we do can seem like a high and lofty theoretical thing at times. When you look
Lorie Hartshorn of Equip Leadership on the left
at this pen, the people that made this pen are leaders. They face problems and challenges and the making of this pen is helping to provide [...]
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It has been quite a while since we provided an update on the progress of the medical clinic in India. This past week Janet Rogers of VIA Design was in Canada for the launch of the ZOË Challenge giving us a great opportunity to get caught up on all the progress in India with [...]
Honestly, this is so exciting! A very big focus for us is to find items that can ensure a steady and growing stream of orders into the villages. The first couple of years it was very difficult to compete in low dollar value items at high volumes because of some of [...]
ZOË Alliance was named as such because we work in partnership with NGO’s, local business leaders, and corporations toward the creation of a global alliance that helps to break the cycle of poverty in developing nations. To date we are working in India, Haiti and Guatemala and each partnership looks a little different based on [...]
The winds of change and progress are sweeping through the community of Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu, India. Recently we received an update from our colleagues there and it is an exciting time.
Medical Clinic Update
The community is growing, soon there will be an additional 400 families moving into government built dwellings. So the establishment of the [...]
ZOË Alliance is privileged to have an advisory board comprised of experienced and supportive professionals with a broad range
Stephen Barry – overseeing international operations is China, India, and Pakistan as part of a 50 year textiles business in Canada.
of expertise. Today’s blog is a Q&A with one of our advisors Stephen Barry. Stephen is [...]
For those of you who are following the progress of our friends in India, here is the latest and greatest.
WHAT’S UP WITH THE MEDICAL CLINIC?
Very exciting news here. Most of the money for the new medical clinic in Dharmapuri has been raised and the foundation for the building will be laid in April!!!
The donations from [...]
