The Spectrum of Women’s Empowerment
As International Women’s Day approaches on March 8th, I have been thinking about the term “Women’s Empowerment” and how subjective it is to privilege, culture, and individual circumstances. For example, one of my girlfriends in San Francisco considers Cross-Fit...
THE HILLSDALE EFFECT
The Hillsdale Effect Earlier this month, ten teenage global citizens from Bay Area high schools traveled to Guatemala where Namaste’s local staff provided an immersive overview of our Creating Prosperity program and introduced them to the hardworking Guatemalan...
HOW HIGH IS UP – PART TWO
Tell Me Why . . . A Monthly Blog by Founder Bob Graham I write about helping low-income businesswomen in Guatemala to make more money and create prosperity. Join me as I explore topics about leveling the playing field for women in business. What works? What doesn’t?...
HOW HIGH IS UP – PART ONE
Tell Me Why . . . A Monthly Blog by Founder Bob Graham I write about helping low-income businesswomen in Guatemala to make more money and create prosperity. Join me as I explore topics about leveling the playing field for women in business. What works? What doesn’t?...
WHY ONLY WOMEN?
In the midst of all the “W” questions (who, what, where, when, and why) about Namaste’s business training work with low-income micro-entrepreneurs in Guatemala, someone inevitably asks: “Why do you only work with women?”