Currents March 2023
Before 2020, March had become a time of planning and excitement as we prepared for and attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York…
Helping Light Win Over Darkness: Big Ocean Women Impact in Ukraine
In late February 2022, the eyes and the hearts of the world were all focused on Ukraine. Missile and artillery attacks in major cities led hundreds of thousands to leave…
A Letter from Cahabon
Susan Roylance has been a friend and mentor to Big Ocean Women from our very beginnings. She sent this to some of our leadership, and we felt to share it…
The African Girl Child
Betty Abah is the 15th of 30 children. She is the only one from her family to get an education, and it has led her back to her home in…
Emmett Middle School Presentation: There is Only One Me
It was such an honor to speak to and connect with the incredible kids of Emmett Middle School. They are truly some incredible kids, and Kim Landeen and I felt…
Giving Girls Dignity Nigeria
I met Dr. Ugochi Ohajuruka the first time I went to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women in 2017. As I filmed her, I was so taken by…
You Are Saving Lives Throughout the World
Our governance committee has a special view of Big Ocean Women and the impact of our organization. We are the ones who watch the donations come in, and we are…
A Legacy of Sustainable Growth through Education
2020! What a year to be a woman! In the United States we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment that granted the vote to women and unleashed…
Cottage Industry: Shared Respect and Gifts between New Friends
The Provo Cottage joined forces in December with others to gather household items for refugees from Afghanistan. That’s the condensed version of what they accomplished, but certainly not the complete…
Heart to Heart
The lovely old library in Provo, Utah is a beautiful building, all worn old brick and shining burnished wood floors and hushed recesses filled with books and interesting ideas. But…
