Her Right to an Alternative Rite of Passage: Part 1

Many of us living in the US are lucky enough to have never heard of the practice known as female circumcision, or female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM includes a variety of gruesome practices that involve cutting, stitching and other trauma to a girl’s genital area. Different communities and cultures have different reasons for carrying out this practice. […]

ZOE Children in Zimbabwe Give Back

ZOE “helps children help themselves,” but we also inspire the children to help others.  The Zimbabwe Zoe Empowers program is especially active with outreach projects. Nearly every working group in Zimbabwe is involved in some kind of community service project.  They clean up church and school grounds.  They repair community facilities like cattle dip tanks, local […]