This year has been one of fortifying the foundation of our work, deepening the impact, and growing participation in the movement. Read on for a year end glimpse into some of 2011’s highlights and where our sights are set for 2012!
Fortifying the Foundation
This past year has seen each of our four partners grow in [...]
Christian Horizons is the largest government funded provider of support services to adults with disabilities in Ontario. The organization serves over 1,500 families and continually evolves their services to meet the changing needs of the people whom they serve.
Micah Elson is the Program Manager at Ottawa Grow, one of their largest employment solutions programs. One [...]
The ZOË Alliance team has the privilege of working with some truly incredible leaders in each country. This month’s blog brings us an update directly from the field in Guatemala. It provides a pretty comprehensive look into their principles, the way in which they engage the communities they serve and some great examples of impact.
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Haiti is a place where there is hope, renewal and growth. These are three words that would not be the first to pop to mind when the topic of Haiti comes up. And yet this month’s update from Brian Stout, the US Director of Open Door Haiti, is filled with the evidence of all three. [...]
At ZOË we have been consistently blogging and making use of the various ways in which we can communicate with those who are interested in our movement for almost 2 years now. It’s hard to believe it has been that long and it’s even harder to believe how many of you have joined with us [...]
INTRODUCING…EQUITAS!
Every day at ZOË seems to bring exciting new developments! Today we have the privilege of introducing you to Grow. Grow is a social enterprise in Ottawa, Canada that provides training and employment opportunities for adults with disabilities.
Two of their projects include wood and pottery shops, and we are delighted that the teams working in [...]
EITHER/OR VERSUS BOTH/AND
Sometimes we get caught up in either/or thinking. Lots of people have been asking me what I think about The Advent Conspiracy given that our ZOË Challenge advocates for helping those in developing nations by buying gifts that are produced in accordance with fair trade principles.
This week’s blog is a summary of my [...]
Recently, I’ve come to a greater appreciation for the importance of how we define ourselves and others. It was all triggered by the new partnership we just launched in Ottawa with Grow, a social enterprise that employs adults with disabilities in various services and product based initiatives.
Launching the product was easy and went live on [...]
This week we follow the storyline of impact created by a simple decision. A small decision that didn’t take much time for one person however substantially improved the life of another and her entire family.
It all began with a large financial services client who was planning a fall conference for their associates. Like many of [...]
Hi Everyone,
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 [...]
