From the very beginning, Loom’s goal was to equip CCW Alumni to creatively contextualize what they learned within their own unique cultural and professional situation. As leaders recognized the need to break the 4-week CCW into shorter, more regular trainings to fit the needs of busy pastors, teachers, and community leaders, the Celebrating Children Seminar…
Last month we shared the exciting news with you that the Next Steps curriculum has been translated into Swahili! This month we have more exciting news for you: Next Steps is also now available in Kirundi – the official language of Burundi. But even more exciting is the impact this curriculum is already having for…
This month we received an enormous gift – a visit from John and Jacinta in Portland! While in town to celebrate a wedding, we had the opportunity to meet with them and hear stories first-hand about what this year has been like for them in Tanzania. At the end of our time, John told a…
Loom Staff Member Eugenie Adamah-Tassah reflects on a recent CCS testimony, growing up in Cameroon, and her own role as a parent and mentor. Teaching biblical principles that support raising children in a safe and loving environment has been one of the driving forces behind Loom’s Celebrating Children Seminars (CCS). As I reflect on…
As the six-month incubation period of Vuka small businesses comes to a close, we asked both Loom coaches and business owners what their highlights from this new initiative were. “Moving from an unknown stage to a ‘Aha!’ That is my experience with coaching my clients. I grew in my ability to be an active…
Ten years ago, a small team of international trainers walked up a red clay path and entered a classroom in Kigali, Rwanda. Inside sat fifty pastors, teachers, caregivers, Sunday school leaders, and nonprofit workers who would become the first-ever participants of the Celebrating Children Workshop. The month-long workshop was the product of two and a…
“I’ve never sat in better training, ever.” – Jane Brenda, Uganda “It’s one of the best trainings I’ve ever done. It opened my mind. I learned so much about trauma-related issues and their impact on children.” – Helen, Kenya “This training filled a void that I had and it is not to me alone but…
By Eugenie Adamah-Tassah A few days ago I was getting ready for work. I got my children fed and ready to go to school and was drinking my hibiscus tea before heading to the car. While I was half-way through my cup of tea, I spilled the rest on my white shirt. Frustrated by…
Who was in your circle? Who was it who taught you resilience, who taught you how to express and regulate emotions, and what it meant to be a healthy adult? Who was it who taught you how to live out of a heart of peace? Some of us can easily identify who was part of…
“Shame on you for going to the witch doctor and sacrificing your son just so that you can get rich.” These are the words Magreth Paschal read in a text message one day about her son with Down Syndrome. In Tanzania, where she lives, it is still believed that people have Down Syndrome because their…
