So, first off, thank you for all your emails and messages and keeping in contact with me! I cannot stress how much this helps affirm my being here! It encourages me more than you know and keeps me accountable to working and growing and living missions. When I first came to Bangkok, I was just getting the lay of the land, learn who's who, what's the mission and heart behind the foundation, what my role will look like. Now that it's been almost 20 weeks (WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE) and it's the start of the new year, I figured I'd explain some key people and goals we have for this year! I'm not going to explain everything and everyone, because there's so much happening. But you can check out CREATIVE LIFE'S WEBSITE and get the low-down there. Also, SIGN UP FOR THE CLF MONTHLY NEWSLETTER. You'll get real-time updates about all the programs going on and I'll be contributing on behalf of Mina's Whole Foods so it'll really easy to follow our progress. Also there will be recipes.
Okay, first thing to explain. Creative Life Foundation aka CLF aka the foundation. This is a Thai foundation, or non-profit, that was founded by the American organization, Word Made Flesh, or WMF. You can read more about the story behind CLF and get to know the directors, Tim and Amy, on CLF's website.
The most important part of CLF (in my super bias opinion, obvious) is Mina's Whole Foods, a social enterprise which I help run. Mina's Whole Foods is committed to providing nutritious and affordable healthy foods that promote healthful living and create meaningful jobs. Mina's Whole Foods was officially founded in 2013 by Amy and Mina. Mina is a rad woman from Nepal with a huge heart for her family and finding freedom and can whip up a mad meal in under 30 minutes. I am constantly reminded, most of the time on a daily basis, how blessed I am to learn from her. You can read her story on the CLF website. Seriously, just go look at it. It's cool and it'll help you understand what we've got going on here. Mina's Whole Foods makes amazing, sugar-free peanut butter, vegan pesto, roasted garlic humus, and a raw cauli salad and we sell it every other weekend at super trendy and delicious farmer's markets around Bangkok. Everything is amazing and Mina's consists of 75% of my diet. Oh, if you want, check out our Facebook page HERE!
A distinction to note: Mina is a person. Mina's is the business. Note the apostrophe.
At Mina's, Mina and I are working to expand our production and profit. Right now, we employe a few part-time workers, mostly on what we call "production days", which is the 2-3 days before a farmer's market. This has worked for a while but due to the rapid demand of Mina's, which I played no role in for the record; this increase is pre-me being here, we're looking for someone full time. This links directly with my day-to-day work. I'm connecting with high-end grocers, health food stores and new farmer's markets to find additional places to sell our product which will generate an increase in profit and allow us to higher additional help to keep up with demand. I do a little bit of marketing and customer engagement, a little bit of sales, a little bit of accounting and a little bit of errand running.
So what's the significance of this work? The vision, and reason Mina's was started, is to provide meaningful work for women that empowers them. When women control the household budget, there's in increase in spending in children's education and an emphasis on providing healthy food. Additionally, Mina's provides jobs to women seeking freedom from poverty, oppression and some of live's greatest tragedies. My personal goal, and I need you to hold me accountable to this, is to hire one full-time staff and implement consistent business systems that allow Mina's to operate at full ability.
Mina leverages her gifts for others in a way that really challenges my sometimes passive and apathetic view of others. I wish you could all meet her. She's a gem and a revolutionary. May you go out and leverage your life in a way that impacts others!
Okay, first thing to explain. Creative Life Foundation aka CLF aka the foundation. This is a Thai foundation, or non-profit, that was founded by the American organization, Word Made Flesh, or WMF. You can read more about the story behind CLF and get to know the directors, Tim and Amy, on CLF's website.
The most important part of CLF (in my super bias opinion, obvious) is Mina's Whole Foods, a social enterprise which I help run. Mina's Whole Foods is committed to providing nutritious and affordable healthy foods that promote healthful living and create meaningful jobs. Mina's Whole Foods was officially founded in 2013 by Amy and Mina. Mina is a rad woman from Nepal with a huge heart for her family and finding freedom and can whip up a mad meal in under 30 minutes. I am constantly reminded, most of the time on a daily basis, how blessed I am to learn from her. You can read her story on the CLF website. Seriously, just go look at it. It's cool and it'll help you understand what we've got going on here. Mina's Whole Foods makes amazing, sugar-free peanut butter, vegan pesto, roasted garlic humus, and a raw cauli salad and we sell it every other weekend at super trendy and delicious farmer's markets around Bangkok. Everything is amazing and Mina's consists of 75% of my diet. Oh, if you want, check out our Facebook page HERE!
A distinction to note: Mina is a person. Mina's is the business. Note the apostrophe.
At Mina's, Mina and I are working to expand our production and profit. Right now, we employe a few part-time workers, mostly on what we call "production days", which is the 2-3 days before a farmer's market. This has worked for a while but due to the rapid demand of Mina's, which I played no role in for the record; this increase is pre-me being here, we're looking for someone full time. This links directly with my day-to-day work. I'm connecting with high-end grocers, health food stores and new farmer's markets to find additional places to sell our product which will generate an increase in profit and allow us to higher additional help to keep up with demand. I do a little bit of marketing and customer engagement, a little bit of sales, a little bit of accounting and a little bit of errand running.
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At a market! Mina also makes these amazing veggie momos which are to die for! |
Mina leverages her gifts for others in a way that really challenges my sometimes passive and apathetic view of others. I wish you could all meet her. She's a gem and a revolutionary. May you go out and leverage your life in a way that impacts others!
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