THink #5 Special Issue: Profit for Good

THink: Profit for Good Special Issue
Within four months
of the accidental
start to my social
entrepreneurship,
we sold more than
1,000 handmade
scarves and enrolled
the entire village into
this budding venture.
100 women whom ANA trained and
ensured that they would get continuous
training to upgrade the quality of their
work. Her touching story of “From Zero
to CEO” inspired many youths and women
in Bhutan to pursue their dreams, no
matter how lowly the starting point was.
Every time I go to Bhutan to train my
weaver sisters, I would look at their faces in
amazement. Zangmo, our new supervisor,
is looking confident. Dema’s eyes are sparkling.
Pema’s face is radiant. Oh my. Gone
are the bashful village housewives. In front
of me are women in business. How confident
they look. How beautiful they have
become. The look of empowered women
shines through their faces.
Like Mother Teresa said, “Not all of us
can do great things, but each one of us can
do small things with great love.” Never
once did I think, that my small act in 2014
of helping one Bhutanese housewife would
have this far-reaching impact of transforming
so many lives. That is why, when I look
at the beautiful, smiling Gyelmo before
me, tears well up. With amazement. With
awe. With pride.
I end this article by sharing once again:
please just go and do that small thing with
great love. You never know whose life you
will touch and change for the better.
Tashi delek. ■
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