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Lisa Tresch
Mar 25, 20192 min read
Shae, Ciin, and the Capsule Wardrobe
In February, Shae Haining launched her line of capsule wardrobe clothing, and RiSE seamstress, Ciin, is stitching pieces weekly as the...
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Lisa Tresch
May 17, 20182 min read
Local 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...
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Lisa Tresch
Apr 2, 20182 min read
Strong 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...
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Lisa Tresch
Dec 27, 20172 min read
Dress Clothes and A Christmas Chicken
If you happened to be in Ghana last week and were on the dirt road between Nantan and Ankaase, you might have seen a motorized...
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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
Nov 3, 20172 min read
North Trip Travel Journal: Wax, Stamp, Dye, Earn
Bunkrugu is a small community village in the north, and although we thought it would be a relaxing trip as we drove there through the...
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Lisa Tresch
Nov 1, 20173 min read
North Trip Travel Journal: Stitching Skirts and Learning French
We 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...
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Lisa Tresch
Oct 31, 20171 min read
Wax on Fabric: A Beautiful Enterprise
Using wooden blocks and hot wax, Janet and Comfort will learn how to transform ordinary white cotton fabric into colorful, cloth that...
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