During our Connecting the Dots leadership program in India we experienced the work and impact of Grameen Koota, a financial service provider for 450,000 women in rural areas. After a session in which we asked 40 women to share their ambitions, dreams and struggles, one of the participants from Europe, Faiza, declared that she was very proud on these women and what they had accomplished. And that they actually achieve more than many women in the western world. A statement from the heart.




After the session, all women thanked Faiza personally one by one. You could see they were touched and this touched Faiza. One of the women showed her cows, that she had bought through a loan, and suddenly the two women embraced each other for a longer time. A heart to heart connection was established. Isn't this the foundation to start changes?