Lisa TreschNov 5, 20202 minQuilting Class via YouTube? Sure! Could we have ever imagined doing a sewing class for our students via YouTube? Would we have thought there would ever be a reason for...
Lisa TreschSep 15, 20201 minEnd of Summer Brings a New BeginningWe’re enjoying the last days of a very strange summer. Maybe you need some positive news today. We have some! Kelsey Carter is joining...
Lisa TreschAug 17, 20193 minLet's Clear the Confusion In one year, 51 women have completed or are still in the RiSE program, and 30 women will enter the program in September.
Lisa TreschJul 29, 20193 minNews! LTFF Grant Provides Equipment for a DreamOver the past year, the RiSE program has watched a talented core group of seamstresses come together and take ownership of designing and...
Lisa TreschJun 20, 20193 minTeamwork Results in A Unique Grocery Bag (and you can buy one from us!)I have to admit that there are seasons when I'm no good at carrying my own shopping bags to the store. I leave them at home, or even...
Lisa TreschMar 25, 20192 minShae, Ciin, and the Capsule WardrobeIn February, Shae Haining launched her line of capsule wardrobe clothing, and RiSE seamstress, Ciin, is stitching pieces weekly as the...
Lisa TreschJan 30, 20192 minReady to Welcome and StitchIt's almost time for class! On Monday, February 4, RiSE will welcome 16 new students to ten-week our Sewing Basics session. Some of these...
Lisa TreschDec 18, 20185 minA Locally Made DreamTwo women, born in the same year on different continents, are now working side by side in Tulsa to fulfill their dreams of making...
Lisa TreschOct 9, 20182 min"Paying it Forward" with Burp Cloths!Every Thursday afternoon and Friday morning we gather at CarePoint Ministry Center with our Advanced Project students - the ladies who...
Lisa TreschSep 21, 20181 minRiSE! Refugee Women in Tulsa Finish a Ten-Week Sewing CourseEvery Monday, for ten weeks during the summer, we welcomed 26 women into a large room at South Tulsa Baptist Church to learn the basics...
Lisa TreschSep 21, 20182 minFrom Fourth Grade to High School: Maxwell Rises to the ChallengeWe do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, ...
Lisa TreschJun 12, 20183 minA Welcome AdditionWhen we think of our work in Ghana, it centers around how we can help resource women to rise within their communities through small...
Lisa TreschMay 17, 20182 minLocal Work Begins in June!On May 1, the Rising Village Board of Directors voted to begin the Refugee Sewing Enterprise (RiSE) in Tulsa, a local program, that will...
Lisa TreschApr 3, 20182 minStrong 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 TreschDec 27, 20172 minDress Clothes and A Christmas ChickenIf 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 TreschNov 29, 20172 minThe Making of Your BasketThis week, we are welcoming Gifty and Akukuli into our Income Generation program in Gambibigo, Ghana in the Upper East Region of the...
Lisa TreschNov 17, 20171 minEight Days of ThanksgivingWant to get a better night's sleep? Improve your psychological and physical health? Enhance empathy and reduce aggression? Try gratitude....
Lisa TreschNov 4, 20172 minNorthern Travel Journal: The Women Who Weave Straw and ScrapsWe 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 TreschNov 3, 20172 minNorth Trip Travel Journal: Wax, Stamp, Dye, EarnBunkrugu 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 TreschNov 2, 20173 minNorth Trip Travel Journal: Stitching Skirts and Learning FrenchWe 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...