Remember March? That small space in time where the world slowly screeched to a halt? Most of us at Loom happened to be in Tanzania as it unfolded, launching our first official small business training with a cohort of 27 social innovators. When we returned to lockdowns and closed borders, we knew it was time…
It started on a whim. While planning the first few Celebrating Children Workshops, Loom staff Janna Moats and Heather Wood were discussing their desire to have children in the classroom. Wouldn’t it be great, they thought, if we could keep visually reminding people to acknowledge and celebrate children throughout the week? If we could model…
Monica Zherebnenko has been interning with us remotely for the past month and it’s been a joy to have her on the team. Read our recent interview and get to know her! Tell us a little bit about yourself! Hello! My name is Monica Zherebnenko! I usually tend to start off my introductions the…
„Was ich an Looms Arbeit so sehr mag, ist das Finden und Begleiten von Führungskräften in Ostafrika, deren Anliegen, Visionen und Projekte auf das Wohl der Gemeinschaft ausgerichtet sind. Die Art und Weise, wie Loom Menschen begegnet und wahrnimmt, Freundschaften lebt, hilft, begleitet, organisiert und Ideen entwickelt, euer Glaube und Vertrauen, der respektvolle Umgang miteinander…
It may be harder than ever to ignore that the world is full of hard, painful, messed-up things. And for many who work in hurting and vulnerable communities, this may feel like just one more crisis to add to the growing list of needs that never seem to end. But science has become increasingly convincing…
“An der Arbeit von Loom begeistert mich, dass nur Projekte unterstützt und gefördert werden, die von Einheimischen gestartet wurden. Mit ihnen zusammen wird überlegt, wie Loom sinnvoll und zielgerichtet unterstützen kann. Das geschieht in großer gegenseitiger Wertschätzung.”
“It’s not a training, it’s a transformation.” Mary, one of our partners, spoke these words when we asked her how the Celebrating Children Workshop (CCW) has changed her work with vulnerable children. In the past four years since she first took the CCW, Mary has not only continued her work with 85 children at risk,…
“They will take this and make it better.” From the launch of Loom’s Celebrating Children Workshop (CCW) ten years ago, our goal has always been to get the training into the hands of those who need it most. We knew this would mean that we couldn’t just be satisfied with doing a few trainings on…
