Summer Book Picks

Do your summer plans involve some time in the sun? Looking for the perfect book for that beach read or long flight? Here are ten books that made our summer reading list!   Brave Souls: Experiencing the Audacious Power of Empathy Voices Rising: Women of Color Finding and Restoring Hope in the City The Dressmaker…

Ending Hunger in Burundi

Ending Hunger in BurundiDESCRIPTION: In Kibezi, Burundi, the indigenous Batwa are perpetually struggling to survive while being denied land rights. Their work as pot makers does not provide enough income to meet the cost of survival in a community still recovering from Burundi’s civil war. Unemployment estimates in the Kabezi region are as high as…

No Hunger in Vietnam

No Hunger in VietnamDESCRIPTION: The yoke of poverty hinders and robs many around the world of opportunity. The second Sustainable Development Goal is “No Hunger,” because hunger is inexplicably linked with poverty and the lack of health and opportunity. Globally, Asia is the continent with the hungriest people – two thirds of the total population. YWAM…

Women’s Empowerment in Engitani

Women’s Empowerment in EngitaniDESCRIPTION: Ending poverty requires the creative leveraging and distribution of resources. At the women’s mill in the village of Engitani, Tanzania, women are learning to collectively address the problem of poverty in their community. Together they run a mill for the maize grown in surrounding areas, and collectively decide how to allocate…

No Poverty in Uganda

No Poverty in UgandaDESCRIPTION: Up to 42% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to live below the poverty line. The first Sustainable Development goal is “No Poverty,” because poverty doesn’t just cause hunger or homelessness. It also manifests in limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion, and the breakdown of…

May Letter from the Director

At church on Easter Sunday I heard the phrases “plotting resurrection” and “practicing resurrection.” It has resonated with me – how in the midst of challenges do we continue to plot resurrection and practice resurrection? In Loom and with our partners we plot resurrection by staying focused on the most vulnerable. We work to stay…