NACHHALTIGER sozialer Wandel entsteht durch Investitionen in Menschen VOR ORT, die mit den am STÄRKSTEN GEFÄHRDETEN Personen IN IHREM UMFELD zusammenarbeiten.
*PS: Wussten Sie, dass ‘Loom’ das englische Wort für ‘Webstuhl’ ist? Wir sind der Meinung, dass Veränderung nur dann möglich ist, wenn viele verschiedene Fäden zusammen in eine neue Zukunft verwoben werden (gleich einem reißfesten Stück Stoff).
In the 1980’s there was a popular Paul Simon song, “Graceland” and from that song the Ugandan training location, Hopeland was named. At that stage, Uganda was recovering from a war that was devastating to the entire nation, after which came the HIV Aids epidemic, bringing with it even more destruction. It was in this…
… I did not understand child development … I did not know that I was going against God’s plan for children. I have been raising them the way I was raised during my childhood. The teachings have really transformed my thinking, heart and also equips me with the techniques and skills on how I am…
Our time in Arusha, Tanzania, running the Celebrating Children’s Workshop, was an absolute highlight. I had expected this letter to capture that. But then there was a terrible road accident. Our dear friends, John Mukolwe and Vicent Kazungu, were killed along with ten others. John and Vicent were 2 of Loom’s critical partners in East…
Stories give us glimpses into the reality of life and the power of a human being to change. At the end of each quarter, we evaluate our ongoing training in East and Southern Africa and analyze its impact. What is the role of capacity-building in a community? Who are the critical community influencers (gatekeepers) who…
The Art Vie de Jesus Mafa (Life of Jesus Mafa) was an initiative undertaken in the 1970s to help teach the gospel in Northern Cameroon. French Catholic missionary François Vidil worked with Mafa Christian communities in Cameroon to create a catalog of 70 paintings depicting the life of Jesus as an African man. The plan…
When Anna from South Africa started her lecture by having the whole group jiving with actions to a song, we knew this lesson would go well…we had a master teacher! She shared on children’s participation – how they engage children in making the rules of the after-school center they run. This risky, crazy initiative has…
