Recent CCS Stories

Social Innovators Jane Brenda, Sypora, and Carolyn all ran Celebrating Children Seminars this past quarter in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. Hear some of the impact their training made, as participants share what they learned!     “I am a mother with grown up children. I have been hating my daughter in law and my grandchildren. But…

A Historic Moment

Several weeks ago, we received a message from Sypora, Loom’s Early Childhood Education Service Coordinator. She had traveled to Pokot, Kenya to teach a Celebrating Children Seminar with Jordan, another Social Innovator. “Pokot is dry, dusty, remote, [and] hot but God’s people live here,” Sypora wrote. “I had a ministry with girls on Tuesday and…

A Vision for Family Flourishing

Let us walk you through a vision of community thriving springing up across East and Southern Africa. This vision centers around local Family Resource Centers: a place where services, developmental opportunities, and tools for health and wellbeing all converge around the needs of the most vulnerable.  Read as Loom Staff Member Kay Morales envisions what…

Meet Ninziza and Sharon!

This month we have the pleasure of introducing you to two new team members! Sharon and Ninziza both grew up in the beautiful country of Rwanda and are joining Loom after finishing their Masters degrees in 2021.    Ninziza Kamanzi: Child Protection Specialist “My name is Ninziza Darlene Kamanzi, and I studied Child Development in…

This Is Thrive Africa

We have just received a report from Clavery, a Social Innovator in Tanzania. In the spring of 2020, he was part of our Vuka small business start-up cohort Vuka small business start-up cohort and used the business grant to open a shop in his community. We are astounded at what he has accomplished with only…