11 Reasons to Sow Hope for Women
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]At SowHope, we focus on supporting women through wellness, education, and economic opportunities. Since 2006, SowHope President Mary Dailey Brown and her staff have traveled to 16 developing countries to empower local leaders to help women in their community. Throughout these travels, we have found eleven common […]
Middle Schoolers Donate – Fall 2016 Newsletter
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text] CEO Mary Dailey Brown loves middle school students. “They get it,” she says. A recent opportunity to speak in a Michigan school resulted in a school-wide effort to raise funds for Syrian refugees – primarily because of the strong response from […]
Healing Syrian Women – Fall 2016 Newsletter
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] This year, SowHope has formed a new partnership in the Middle East. In Jordan, the Global Hope Network (GHN) reaches out to refugees from Iraq, Syria, and Palestine, offering them classes in building self-esteem, tailoring, jewelry making, and using computers. GHN realized that these uprooted […]
Ten Year Celebration – Fall 2016 Newsletter
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] SowHope celebrated our 10th anniversary at an Open House at our office on May 15th, 2016. When SowHope turned 10 this January, it also marked the 10-year anniversary for our dedicated volunteers. SowHope’s model has always meant a dependence on the good will of helpers. […]
Healing Syrian Women – Fall 2016 Newsletter
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] This year, SowHope has formed a new partnership in the Middle East. In Jordan, the Global Hope Network (GHN) reaches out to refugees from Iraq, Syria, and Palestine, offering them classes in building self-esteem, tailoring, jewelry making, and using computers. GHN realized that these uprooted […]
Development through Microfinance – Fall 2016 Newsletter
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Meet Jane and Annette, co-wives who are now widowed. These women, who are good friends, have been part of a SowHope-sponsored microfinance group in Uganda since 2009. And despite being widowed, they are very successful. In the photo, the women are standing in front of […]
Reliable Local Leaders – Fall 2016 Newsletter
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The Pakistan Vocational Center was started over a year ago with 80 women enrolled in tailoring classes. For those who already had some knowledge of tailoring, a 3-month course was developed, while those who knew very little were enrolled in a 6-month course. Some of the […]
Dedication of a Birthing Center in Uganda
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Based on field visit reports from Mary Dailey Brown. Edited by Bonnie Conley & Amy Lindholm. The SowHope team just visited a village in Uganda that is home to a SowHope-funded birthing clinic. The team coordinated their visit with the dedication of the new facility, which […]
Addressing Gender Roles in the DR Congo
[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Written by Amy Lindholm. After 10 years of inspiring women through wellness, education, and economic opportunities, we have been noticing some trends and shifts in the recent project applications from our knowledgeable local leaders. SowHope recently received an application to fund an economic project benefiting a […]
Henry Dunant Global Impact Award
SowHope’s founder and CEO, Mary Dailey Brown, was honored by the American Red Cross on April 21st, 2016, for her work improving the lives of others around the world. As one of the “Hometown Heroes” being honored, she was presented with the Henry Dunant Global Impact Award. Mary truly is a Hometown Hero who has […]