“We believe the best gift you can give to children is education.” So says Fahamu Phanuel, a social innovator who is quietly transforming his nation from the inside out. Fahamu, who lives and works in the Democratic Republic of Congo, began starting preschools in rural villages in 2015. Trying to use what resources these communities…
6 countries. 40 leaders. 86 schools. 5,800+ students. One Alliance. This is what we have celebrated after completing the Educational Alliance meetings last month. For three days, educational leaders from across East Africa held discussions around teacher training, curriculum, government registration, and financial sustainability. Proposals were submitted and working groups have been formed. We…
Catherine is a teacher New Vision School in Engikaret. She says about her role: “I am not working here because I receive a lot of money, or because I love this place–not at all. Physically, I would not choose to be here. What is making me love living here, it is because of what God…
Deuteronomy 15:11 – There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be open-handed toward your brothers and toward your poor and needy in your land. The traditional season of Lent contains grief, sorrow, repentance and hope. Annually we take this time to align our values with God’s values. It…
As we enter 2019, I find myself fascinated by the story of the wise men from the east in Matthew’s account of the birth of Jesus. What kept this small group following a star, doing something so bizarre and unusual – tracking across deserts with limited information – to search for a king? They entered…
In April 2016 Karen Del Rio and her husband, who ran the Joseph Project in South Africa, went to Burtingy, Switzerland to participate in our Celebrating Children Workshop. “It was a life changing course, both personally and professionally,” says Karen. “To be in an environment with other like-minded professionals, and be cheered on by the…
In Kibezi, Burundi, hunger is a daily reality. “Kabezi is the area where the Burundian civil war started and ended, making it the most affected region of the country,” says Etienne Ndayishimiye, a Social Innovator from Burundi. “It is an underdeveloped, poverty stricken and hopeless place. Many people are still suffering years later from what has…
A Prayer for Children at Risk Around the World Lord, this morning, We pray for children who are not yet orphans, but only have one parent who may be sick or dying. We pray for the health and safety of their parent, we pray for provision and protection for the children in these households.…
In 2017, I received a text message from a community member in Sonayo, Cameroon that said: “Eugenie, I wanted to simply thank you for the trees you planted in our community. I am sitting under one of the trees you planted and am thanking God for using you to inspire us about the importance of…
I recently heard that 650 million Africans have yet to turn on a light. This impacted me – the simple act of flipping a switch. But following turning on a light is turning on a stove, boiling a kettle, finding your glasses easily at night, washing clothes, being able to read once the sun goes…
