THE OPPORTUNITY
I RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST AN HOUR SHOW ON FEMALE BUSINESS OWNERS HERE AT CHANNEL 13.
THE SHOW IS FORUM 13 AND RUNS AT 6:00AM ON SUNDAYS-WAY TOO EARLY FOR SOME PEOPLE TO GET UP AND WATCH. NEVERTHELESS, IT WAS GREAT FUN.
I SPOKE WITH WOMEN ASKING THEM WHY THEY DECIDED TO TAKE THE PLUNGE AND BECOME THEIR OWN BOSS.
SOME SPOKE ABOUT THE FREEDOM THEY GOT FROM RUNNING THEIR OWN SHOW-OTHERS SAY THEY DID IT OUT OF NECESSITY-STILL OTHERS SAID THEY DID IT BECAUSE THEY CAME TO A POINT THAT THEY REALIZED THEY WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THE JOB THEY HAD.
IT WAS ALL VERY REFRESHING-VERY MOTIVATING-AND FUN. ONE WOMAN MADE AND SOLD JEWELRY www.myfrosting.com- THE OTHER SOLD CLOTHES FOR PLUS SIZE WOMEN www.beautifullyand wonderfullymade.com AND THE OTHER WAS A PERSONAL CHEF-www.personalchef-llc.com. WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS, CLOTHES, JEWELRY AND FOOD!!!!
AFTER THE SHOW, I THOUGHT ABOUT ANOTHER GROUP OF WOMEN FOR WHO ARE RUNNING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AND AS A RESULT CHANGING THEIR LIVES.
THEY ARE WOMEN WHO’VE SEEN A LOT OF EVIL IN THIS WORLD. THEY ARE WOMEN FROM KOSOVO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD WHERE WAR HAS DEVASTATED THEIR LAND AND TAKEN THEIR HUSBANDS AND CHILDREN.
BUT, THEIR LIVES ARE SOWLY BEING RESTORED BECAUSE THEY ARE BECOMING ENTREPRENUERS THANKS TO THE HELP OF A GROUP CALLED WOMEN FOR WOMEN www.womenforwomen.org.
THIS GROUP HAS CREATED MICRO LOANS TO GIVE TO WOMEN ACROSS THE WORLD, SO THEY CAN START BUSINESSES AND REGAIN THEIR LIVES.
THERE’S A SAYING, ‘IF A MAN DOES NOT WORK, HE SHOULD NOT EAT’. IN THESE DEVESTATED COUNTRIES IF WOMEN DON’T CREATE JOBS, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EAT.
I FIRST HEARD OF THE ORGANIZATION WHEN I WAS TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO HELP ME WITH MY STRUGGLE TO FIND A WOMAN WHOSE UNBELIEVABLE LIFE, CAPTURED MY ATTENTION MORE THEN TWO YEARS AGO.
SHE WORKED LIKE A FARM ANIMAL-CARRYING GRAIN, BEANS AND ITEMS ON HER BACK. SHE IS A HUMAN HAULER- TRYING TO KEEP HER FAMILY TOGETHER AND KEEP HER DAUGHTERS FROM BEING RAPEDBY SAVAGE REBELS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
A WAR HAS BEEN RAGING THERE FOR YEARS AND IT IS CLEARLY ONE OF THE WORST PLACES FOR A WOMAN TO FIND HERSELF.
I WROTE A BOOK, www.elainehouston.com WHICH I AM SELLING TO RAISE MONEY FOR THIS WOMAN AND TRYING TO FIND A LIASION TO HELP ME GET THE FUNDS OVER TO THIS WOMAN’S VILLAGE.
OWNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS-FOR SOME IT’S THE AMERICAN DREAM-FOR OTHERS- IT’S A MUST.
ELAINE HOUSTON
