Global Women Empowerment Micro Lending Program Meet Everlyn Daka, a widow and a mother of four (4).  Like our previous success story, this is a story of someone whose life has mainly been on the streets.  Since her husband passed away seven (7) years ago, Everlyn has...

My name is Isaiah, I’m a graduating High School Student from Hodan Nalayeh Secondary school.  I’ve had the privilege of working with GMEAN and Blair since the beginning of 2022.  Throughout my time with GMEAN I’ve been able to get invaluable experience, expanding my...

A special thank you to Blair Brown and her team at GMEAN for hosting our high school co-op students throughout the years.  The skills and work habits our youths have developed, are invaluable and we are sincerely grateful for the enriched experiences they have learned...

Global Women Empowerment Program Micro Lending for Women Carol Sakala is a survivor!  When you look at Carol, you’re looking at a woman who is strong and one who is determined.  A Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivor, she made a choice to leave the physical and...

Women in Bloom International Zambia strongly believes in women empowerment. We believe in promoting women's sense of self-worth, their ability to determine their own choices, and their right to influence social change for themselves and others. We also believe that...

During the Christmas holiday, our team went out to some of the poorest communities in Lusaka Zambia and gave out food hampers and meals. The women that were focused on were the ones that are single and with no source of income. Some are unable to provide the normal...

Sometimes when you least expect it, we see the best in people.  This past Christmas I was at home, and it was cold and a bit lonely and bleak until I got a phone call to say that Blair would be dropping into the neighbourhood.  Late that evening a few days before...

It was a cold beginning to our Edmonton winter, and my children needed clothes as they had outgrown what they had; I was getting so worried because I had reached out to people but had little to no response. As a single mom, my resources were limited especially as we...

I give God thanks for Blair and the assistance I received from her team at GMEAN. It was a GOD-SEND as I got very little help from my own family. As a victim of Domestic Violence (DV), I know what it is to be ostracized, when I decided to get out of an abusive...