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Lisa Tresch
Oct 9, 20182 min read
"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...
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Lisa Tresch
Nov 29, 20172 min read
The Making of Your Basket
This week, we are welcoming Gifty and Akukuli into our Income Generation program in Gambibigo, Ghana in the Upper East Region of the...
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Lisa Tresch
Nov 4, 20172 min read
Northern Travel Journal: The Women Who Weave Straw and Scraps
We 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...
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Lisa Tresch
Jun 28, 20172 min read
Learning More Than a Skill
This is my favorite photo of Linda, taken in April, 2016 when she was about a year into her hairstylist apprenticeship. The shop where...
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Lisa Tresch
May 6, 20151 min read
The Work of their Hands
Jennifer, Abigail, Lydia and Georgina are learning to stitch on hand-crank sewing machines and on certain days, there is no electricity...
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Lisa Tresch
Jan 26, 20151 min read
Stitching and Styling: Meet the New Apprentices
Georgina Linda Lydia Three new apprentices will be entering the Income Generation program in February. Georgina and Lydia will be...
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Lisa Tresch
Sep 26, 20142 min read
Abigail: The Love of Sewing
Every morning, Abigail takes a beautiful piece of brightly patterned cloth, wraps her infant daughter, Lukaya, in it and winds it around...
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Lisa Tresch
Jun 24, 20142 min read
BE a Business Encourager
This summer, we are introducing an opportunity for small business owners here in the U.S. to connect with new small business owners in...
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Lisa Tresch
May 14, 20141 min read
Meet Joyce
Our Income Generation program welcomed Joyce last week, as she began her apprenticeship at the Shalom Hair Salon. She will be...
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Lisa Tresch
Mar 12, 20143 min read
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...
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Lisa Tresch
Mar 9, 20141 min read
Training Day for Business Grant Recipients
Yesterday four women who received Business Build Grants last December had their first training session in budgeting, bookkeeping, good...
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