John and Jacinta live and work in Arusha, Tanzania. Several years ago they began hosting a Christmas dinner for widows in their community to celebrate the birth of Christ. It began with about 40 widows in the first year. However, they realised that although the widows enjoyed the event, this format didn’t include their families.…
Kurt is a great friend of Loom and a committed Woven Investor. He and his wife, Donna, traveled with us to East Africa last year and have faithfully partnered with Loom and the Local Experts ever since. This week we sat down with Kurt and asked him some questions about his experience as a Woven…
This is Mirjam Eisenhardt, a friend of Loom and a fellow Woven member. We got to know her last fall when she joined us in Tanzania. Loom organized a Woven trip to introduce some friends and investors to the Local Experts and projects we’re partnering with in East Africa. Here she shares a little of…
What do the cities of Salem, Oregon and Pune, India have in common? At first glance, not much. But, this past January we discovered people from both cities shared the same vision to serve women and children at risk and the results were exciting. Here at Loom, our goal is to partner with Local Experts…
One of the greatest needs we encounter on the field is the lack of reliable funding. This year in the Loom office we have been discussing the idea of capacity building, asking questions like: What is the role of business in a vulnerable community? What would it look like if Local Experts created sustainable businesses…
