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The Little Movement That Could

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 [...]

The Advent Conspiracy on Steroids

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 [...]

Face to Face with Wilma & the Power of Our Gift Choices

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 [...]

Haiti Update - Jobs, Micro-loans, and Housing Orphans

On Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Haiti was struck by a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake. It has been 6 1/2 months since that day. So much has happened since then, with many countries, organizations and individuals seeking to provide help to the people of Haiti. And as always, in the midst of incredible chaos, there are [...]

G8/20 Leadership Lessons from the Village

I was reminded recently of how incredibly fortunate we are here in Canada, and how oblivious I can be to the realities of my colleagues around the world. I was going to blog about the G8/G20 meetings this week, but after last week’s conversation, I think the best message for our world leaders is a [...]

Growth, a Clinic, and New Sewing Machines in India

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 [...]

Fighting Poverty – One Gift at a Time

It’s always fun to receive a note of thanks and affirmation for the work we are doing. I hesitated to post this mainly because this is a blog and it’s objective is not promotion of our company or products – but ideas.

In the end I chose to because I think the note sent from this [...]

A Fair Trade Mother's Day

A FAIR TRADE MOTHER’S DAY

Mother’s Day is this Sunday May 9th, and interestingly enough, World Fair Trade Day is May 8th. The coincidence of dates creates a great opportunity for us to honour our mothers and mothers around the world by thinking about where the gifts we choose were made. It’s fairly easy to [...]

3 Things That Could Make a Giant Dent in Global Poverty

With the recent tragedy in Haiti, we all have been reminded of the conditions that over 1 billion people live in every day. At ZOË Alliance we have the privilege of working with courageous and incredible people around the world who are making a difference. In tribute to them, here are three simple ways that [...]

Dishing Up A Great Story

This Thursday, just in time for Valentines Day Stories From Our Black Books is dishing up some great stories with the preview launch of Volume 2 of “STORIES FROM OUR BLACK BOOKS”. Not only is the book great fun to read, Stories has gone one step further partnering with ZOË Alliance to help women improve [...]

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