Most of the efforts by Big Ocean Women to help in Ukraine lately has been coordinating the sending of gathered and donated medical supplies, quilts, and bulletproof vests to those in need through the organization, Backroads Foundation. They are able to get these much-needed supplies to the hardest hit areas, including most of the smaller…
Carolina Allen shared the following on her Facebook page: The conversations are probably kept in whispers and glances. How do you hold back the wave of panic that must be ever ready to surface? What can these parents and families possibly say to their children to bring a morsel of comfort? How do you hide…
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 the ones who see those donations turn into aid for precious women and their families all over the world. May we say that you are…
Big Ocean Women is participating in the U.N. Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA this week. We have been involved in the planning of this event and have worked to include women from our organization and friends from other organizations to increase awareness and collaberate together. Here is a video from one…
Big Ocean Women will be particpating in the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference which will be held August 26-28, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. We are excited for this opportunity. The registration deadline was extended to August 1, 2019. If you are interested in attending, we would encourage you to come! If…
Thank you to everyone who so generously supported our 1st annual Big Ocean Women Gala last month. Your contributions successfully raised much-needed resources for our International Cottages Fund. Your support helps gather women around the globe to be trained as deliberate thinkers and to engage as powerful forces for good in their homes, communities, and…
Women from around the globe gather in Big Ocean Cottages to strengthen each other, discuss our beliefs, and find ways to effect positive change in their communities. Often the projects they want to undertake, especially in the global south, require more resources than they can access on their own. The intention of our International Cottage…