Lotet Julius is a Social Innovator working in Northern Uganda among refugees fleeing South Sudan. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they saw greatly increased incidents of violence erupt among the camps. This caused them to create the Reconciliation Gate Foundation, which promotes grassroots reconciliation, peace and development. Here is Lotet’s story, in his own words: Among…
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…
From the very beginning, we have written our curriculums with the hope that they will be translated into local languages and adapted to local cultures and learning styles. To see this happening in the past year has been a dream come true! So far in 2021, our Next Steps Curriculum has been translated into Swahili and…
As countries reopen more and more throughout Europe and North America, it is easy to feel that the COVID-19 pandemic is almost over. But across the world, and particularly in East Africa, the opposite is true. Rather than opening, countries are going back into lockdown. Rather than celebrating a return to normality, they are wondering…
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…
“This teaching has changed me.” Over and over again, this is the feedback that Celebrating Children Workshop (CCW) Alumni are hearing as they run their own seminars across East Africa. Since October 2020, 16 facilitators have successfully launched 28 seminars in various locations in East Africa. These 16 facilitators have trained 1311 beneficiaries – pastors,…
“Everything that I am doing now has changed my life.” – Gemma, Vuka Small Business Owner It has been one year since Loom launched the Vuka Small Business Start-Up Course with a training in Arusha, Tanzania. Since then, twenty-eight leaders have completed the course and have launched their own small business in their community.…
Bosco Tuli is a social innovator working near Lira, Uganda in the wake of Northern Uganda’s civil war. His goal is to give the youth of Uganda an opportunity to rebuild their future through education and job skills training. Northern Uganda is recovering from over two decades of armed conflict, which resulted in the displacement…
In each community Loom engages, we discover extraordinary people. The struggle of their lives has created in them a rare power and hope. They are willing to face head on “how things have always been done” and to disrupt fatalistic value systems and thinking to make authentic impact. Yet the reality of their vision is…
This past month, we said goodbye to several of our faithful board members and welcomed two new members to the board. Past board members were a big part of making events like banquets and Woven Evenings happen, hosting volunteer celebration nights, and so much more. While they left some big shoes to fill, we are excited for…
