I saw a wonderful documentary launch recently called Seven Women.
It was about the work of Stephanie Woollard (and her amazing team).
Stephanie began a grass roots development project in Nepal in 2007. She aimed to create change for seven women who were found operating out of a tin shed and enduring harsh discrimination as a result of being disabled.
Stephanie first met these women and invested in training in the hope that gaining a skill would give them a means to earn an income.
The project is funded through the sale of the women’s hand-made products.
They’ve now established four centres in Nepal which have trained and employed over 900 women.
I love hearing these stories about how one person can start a tribe (in Seth Godin’s words), and that all you need to start a tribe is something you’re passionate about changing and a means to share the message to empower other engaged people to take up the idea.
The thing that really got me thinking with the documentary launch were the words of the MC.
She spoke about the idea of asking yourself, what legacy would you like to leave? [click to continue…]
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