It started on a whim. While planning the first few Celebrating Children Workshops, Loom staff Janna Moats and Heather Wood were discussing their desire to have children in the classroom. Wouldn’t it be great, they thought, if we could keep visually reminding people to acknowledge and celebrate children throughout the week? If we could model…
Monica Zherebnenko has been interning with us remotely for the past month and it’s been a joy to have her on the team. Read our recent interview and get to know her! Tell us a little bit about yourself! Hello! My name is Monica Zherebnenko! I usually tend to start off my introductions the…
“What I love about Loom’s work is the finding and accompanying of leaders in East Africa whose concerns, visions and projects are geared towards the well-being of the community. The way you meet and perceive people, live friendships, help, accompany, organize and develop ideas, your faith and trust, the respectful interaction with each other and…
It may be harder than ever to ignore that the world is full of hard, painful, messed-up things. And for many who work in hurting and vulnerable communities, this may feel like just one more crisis to add to the growing list of needs that never seem to end. But science has become increasingly convincing…
“What I love about Loom’s work is that they only support and promote projects that are started by local people. Together with them, Loom considers how they can provide meaningful and targeted support. This is done with great mutual appreciation.”
“It’s not a training, it’s a transformation.” Mary, one of our partners, spoke these words when we asked her how the Celebrating Children Workshop (CCW) has changed her work with vulnerable children. In the past four years since she first took the CCW, Mary has not only continued her work with 85 children at risk,…
“They will take this and make it better.” From the launch of Loom’s Celebrating Children Workshop (CCW) ten years ago, our goal has always been to get the training into the hands of those who need it most. We knew this would mean that we couldn’t just be satisfied with doing a few trainings on…
For generations, their families have never gone to school. Now, these two grandmothers won’t stop until their community has the chance they never did. Several weeks ago, we had the privilege of sitting down with two extraordinary leaders who are tenaciously changing the future of their communities. These leaders are visionaries: they have the gift…
