Our newest member of the team is Nissi Unduithi, an intern who has joined us from George Fox University. Loom: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Nissi: I come from a village in the Southeastern part of India, where I live with my parents, two sisters, and a brother. With both my parents involved…
Ever wonder what stories, data, or random facts are inspiring us lately? We’ve gathered some of our favorite podcasts together for you in this handy list! Small Changes: Small Changes is a series of one-on-one interviews with people who’ve seen a problem in the world and set out to change it – often in…
“I have to work hard to make sure that I am protecting these kids.” Happiness Nasari is a social innovator living and working in Arusha, Tanzania. We first met Happiness during our Celebrating Children Workshop (CCW) in Arusha in 2016. At the time, she was working in a children’s day program and teaching courses on…
“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…
