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Hands and Hearts Together

Oct 20, 2017
1 min

Hands and Hearts Together

Miss Diana Boadi Diana. Vivian. Ante. In our blog posts, when we list names of women, they are usually women in our programs - either apprentices or entrepreneurs. But these three women in Ghana give funds and supplies to help support the work we're doing. For the past two years, our staff in Ghana has been working with intentionality to spread the word about Rising Village and source funds from within the country. We believe it is important to link arms not only with people

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We'll Bring the Party to You!

Sep 5, 2017
2 min

We'll Bring the Party to You!

Why host a Rising Village House Party? Here are three good reasons: One: We'll provide the invites for you to send out via email, amazing products that we'll deliver and set up, and the stories of the women who created the products. Two: You are providing your friends and family an experience with a purpose. This isn't random shopping of products manufactured on an assembly line. Our products are made by the hands of women across the globe. Each one is unique and reflects the

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Let's Do This Together

Jun 18, 2015
2 min

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 each person, loves each person, and desires a relationship with each person. Because of this, He is saddened when his beloved creation lives in brokenness. He desires that each person live the life that He has created for them, and when people are trapped in poverty, imprisoned in injustice, and blocked from resources, God's heart is to rele

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Our Travel Wish List

May 14, 2015
1 min

Our Travel Wish List

If you would like to help us with some much-needed items to take to our families and staff, we have created a wish list on Amazon.com. We're taking items for seamstress apprentices, craft supplies for mentoring gatherings with students, and some items our staff could use. It's an easy way to shop: just choose your items and they will be shipped directly to us! We leave June 3, and will be packing our luggage earlier that week, so we would love to receive these items no later

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We'll Come to You!

Mar 25, 2015
1 min

We'll Come to You!

Are you looking for a way to connect your business, organization, or church with the work Rising Village is doing in Ghana? If you are in Oklahoma, we'll come to you! We'll bring stories, videos, photos, along with a presentation "The Beauty of Broken Glass." If you'd like to include a ShopFest, we'll bring items that have been stitched by Rising Village seamstress and apprentices, along with jewelry made with African beads. We offer many ways to get involved, and we'd love t

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An Evening of Connections

Oct 6, 2014
2 min

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 meet five women in our Income Generation program through video, photos, and stories. We were able to give the women here a glimpse into the lives of women there who are working to provide for their families after receiving grants to start or expand a small business, or enter an apprenticeship. Each table was filled with photos of one of those w

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Sandy's Portraits

Sep 22, 2014
2 min

Sandy's Portraits

When we visited Ghana in January, we took over 800 photos. Three of these have been transformed into incredible works of art that will be available at The Village event on October 2. Three girls, Dorcas, Betty and Afia were photographed at intimate moments - Dorcas, at a Rising Village dinner as she listened to our Ghana director talk about building community between families; Betty, after she had tired from trying to tie her "baby" (a piece of foam) on her back; and Afia, so

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What We Have in Common

Sep 19, 2014
3 min

What We Have in Common

We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike. - Maya Angelou It’s tempting to believe that we have little in common with women from other cultures. Their lives seem so very different from ours, and those differences can create barriers that block our vision. Instead of seeing how alike we are, we often focus on the ways we are unalike. Ama Homeda lives in Ankaase, Ghana. She and I have a different skin color, we speak a different language, we have different degrees of e

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Help Us Provide Food for Students

Aug 27, 2014
1 min

Help Us Provide Food for Students

Taking care of orphaned children is an important part of our mission. But what about the families that take care of the orphaned children? These kinship foster families are often already overburdened, and taking in another child can add to the burden. Since caring for an orphaned child means more food on the table is needed, we want to support these families by providing them with supplemental food. For just $100, you can provide a family with rice, Milo, and milk powder for

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What You Should Know About Us, Part 2: How We Use Your Funds

Mar 12, 2014
3 min

What You Should Know About Us, Part 2: How We Use Your Funds

by Lisa Tresch, Rising Village Executive Director Many years ago when my husband and I decided to begin giving monthly to a large non-profit organization, there were three things that helped us feel comfortable handing over our money to them: 1) a clear and passionate communication about their mission and purpose, 2) a transparency about about how they used our funds, and 3) stories about the difference our money was making in the lives of real people. I addressed the first

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