Kirehe, RwandaDESCRIPTION: In Kirehe district, Rwanda, Local Experts are working with refugees from Burundi who fled there due to political violence. The total number of Burundian refugees in Rwanda is 88,500, many of whom suffer from HIV/AIDS. Children comprise 47 percent of the refugees and have no access to safe places or education. When hearing…
Nirina, MadagascarDESCRIPTION: In Madagascar, Nirina Ministry works with vulnerable children and families. This includes weekly feeding programs that involve Bible stories and games, distribution of school kits, and relief work after hurricanes and other disasters. They have also been given the opportunity to teach elements from the Celebrating Children Workshop on a weekly radio broadcast…
EducationDESCRIPTION: Around the world, children face various barriers to education. There may be a lack of teachers or resources. Some students live amidst conflict and the act of attending school itself is unsafe. Perhaps their families cannot afford to pay the school fees or buy supplies. But, education is critical to protecting children from exploitation,…
Rising Light Ministry, TanzaniaDESCRIPTION: Judy Kairu is a Local Expert in Arusha who started Rising Light Ministry, an outreach to those in her community suffering from HIV AIDS. Rising Light aims to support the entire families of those suffering from AIDS, including income generating projects such as chicken farming. Many of those in this ministry…
AIDSDESCRIPTION: Worldwide, 1.8 million people became newly infected with HIV in the last year. 35 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the beginning of the epidemic. This global crisis affects the most vulnerable members of a community, leaving broken families or families without adequate income to support themselves. As of 2015, an estimated…
Preschool, RwandaDESCRIPTION: The preschool years are essential years of a child’s development. To truly break the cycle of poverty in a community, it requires early intervention in a child’s life. This is why Anne, a Local Expert in Rwanda, has begun a high quality preschool for children from the poorest families. They are using a…
South SudanDESCRIPTION: The nation of South Sudan slid into war again in July 2016 and many ministries serving the poor closed down as over 27 rebel groups sprung up –mainly on ethnic lines, fueling longstanding divisions. As a result of the war there are more than one million South Sudanese refugees in Uganda, most of…
Redeemed Nazarene Primary School, UgandaDESCRIPTION: Eluzai is a Local Expert working in Uganda with YWAM Redeemed Nazarene Primary School. He and his team run children’s ministries among the South Sudanese refugees in the camps. He writes: “We do this in the Ochea refugee camp with over 200 orphans and in the Ofua refugee camps with…
Tumaini, TanzaniaDESCRIPTION: In the outskirts of Arusha. Tanzania, Tumaini (Hope) children’s program reaches out to needy and vulnerable children who lack food, education, and healthcare. Tumaini provides a secure home for those that live in an unsafe environment, medical care, education and, when needed, support to restore connections with their extended families. They currently have…
Bujumbura Bright Beginning School, BurundiDESCRIPTION: In Kabezi, Burundi, the Batwa ethnic group are called the “lost people,” because they live in extreme poverty without adequate food, water, or shelter. Estimates are that two children die each day in these conditions. Bujumbura Bright Beginning School is present in the community to provide free education for the…
