Being Bold: Breaking Down Gender Bias in Kenya
On this International Day of the Girl, we recognize a young female in Kenya who challenged social norms and gender stereotypes.
What Physical Limitations?
ZOE is combating entrenched poverty by bringing empowerment to one of the most challenging places in the world – the slums of Chennai, India. Here, the daily struggle to survive is complicated by the near lawlessness of the environment. The slums are tightly controlled by “strong men” and outsiders are distrusted. Through patience and perseverance, ZOE India’s Country Manager Jabez William gained the support […]
Land Rights Matter
“I give freely from my store to the children in my community but if they make it a habit, I will give them a job.” How Maggie found the strength to keep going is a miracle. After the death of her father, it seemed every day brought another hardship. First, it was simply getting enough […]
Support In Times of Sickness
“First I give God all thanks. Because of Zoe Empowers, I’m proud of myself because I can now go among the people. I am happy because now when I get sick or need help, I have a support system of people to help me. I am no longer alone.” Massah and her two younger siblings were […]
Defining Family After Ebola
“I now have friends and a support system of people who love me and interact with me, so I feel fine. My group, God’s Choice, feels like a family.” In 2009, before she joined the Zoe Empowers program, Bendu’s father died leaving her with her mother and two younger siblings. In 2014, tragedy struck again […]
Restoring Hope After Ebola
“Ebola took loved ones from each of us. Once they went to that big white building we never saw them again.” Zoe Empowers group, God’s Choice officially began in August 2016, only a few years after the Ebola crisis ended in Liberia. The reminders of Ebola mostly live on in the hearts and minds of those […]
From a Beggar to a Boss
Cecelia had a dream when she was living on the streets after her father passed away. To own a pair of shoes. If she had shoes, she would not be ashamed to attend church.
When Maize Provides an Education
Smiles come more easily for 14-year-old Elless these days. Shown with her maize crop, she is beginning to see the fruits of her labor on her own land. She no longer has to experience exploitation from the farmers who would pay her for a day’s work with a little food and nothing else. When Zoe Empowers […]
Hope Through Agriculture
By the time he was seven years old, George had already struggled with adult problems. His father died three years ago and his mother is very sick. He and his sister still live with their mother, but they have felt the ostracism and isolation of poverty and discrimination. Even though they have some land around […]
A Harvest of Food and Faith for Samuel
“The day of my baptism I fed my guests with vegetables from my kitchen garden. It was the first time in my life that I found a meal delicious.” – Samuel, Zoe Empowers Rwanda November is a time for us to celebrate harvest and bounty, often with family and friends. We take time to be grateful […]