In the spirit of the holidays, The Gender Equality Club at my school decided to organize a charity paint night for The Her Initiative. Although a lot of effort went into organizing the event, to see over sixty members of my community gather in support of Her was worth every second of planning! Beyond raising money, …
I write this blog on my first morning back in Portland having just returned from a Her Trip to Jocotan, Guatemala, a rural village where Healing Waters just inaugurated a new water purification system. As I sit here processing the last few days, I am having difficulty putting into words what I experienced. During my time …
This was originally posted on Desiree Hartsock’s blog www.desireehartsock.com: Guatemala is a beautiful country filled with vast and lush landscapes. The nostalgic bright colored buildings are a travelers paradise and the aura is easy to fall in love with. While the aesthetic is visually pleasing to anyone who visits, it is the people of this …
I sit here, a full 48 hours after arriving back in the US of A and I stare at my blinking cursor as it taunts me, threatening to remove all words that might possibly form sentences to sum up the past week in Guatemala. We joked that it was like a week at Bible camp. You show …
Today our intern Samantha is looking into microfinance to help us understand what it is, and how it can empower women. We hope you find this post as informative and hopeful as we did! At one of the Model UN conferences I attended a year or so ago, I overheard someone discussing “microfinance” as a plausible solution to …
Meet Shannan, founder of Nutrition Simply, who works as a holistic dietitian & nutrition coach. Shannan is passionate about empowering women by helping them to feel strong and confidant in their own bodies, and we are so excited to have her join us us as we continue to talk about “Healthy Her”. Enjoy! As a …
As we enter the home-stretch of this holiday season, I think it’s important that we remember to exercise restraint in our gift giving and our own wish list making. Out of the kindness and generosity of our hearts, we have this strong urge in our culture to buy lots of things for people to unwrap and …
To continue our ethical shopping spree, today I’m sharing some specific ideas on ethical presents you can purchase for all of the special people in your life! I hope this helps you find the perfect gift. Each item is from a different site, and remember that if the item linked isn’t quite right, be sure to look around! Happy shopping! …
I’m thrilled to share this post with you by Sara Murphy, a certified personal trainer and all around wonderful woman! This is the first of many Friday posts on “Healthy Her”, a series on holistic health that we hope you will find encouraging and educational. This is a space for women like Sara to share their personal …
For the past few months we have been doing a lot of thinking about Her. Who is she? What does she value? What does she stand for? When we talk about Her, when we advocate for Her and when we raise awareness about Her, what kind of woman are we talking about? From these conversations, …