The Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya is one of the largest in Africa. LIA has ongoing initiatives in Kibera among a cadre of church partners. Recently, community health evangelists completed training and began a micro-enterprise program focused on public health training and goods.
We celebrate their beginning with the images that follow.
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In December, we decided to try something different. We wanted to engage you, our partners, on a deeper level. We asked not only for your continued financial partnership to support the ministry, but also asked of you to help us tell our story with the enclosed gift of a banana leaf animal handmade from women in Nairobi slums.
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If you have ever served alongside our staff in Kenya, then you will quickly recall the vibrant smile and personality of Dr. Emily Obwaka. For the previous two years, Dr. Emily has served valiantly as the country director for LIA-Kenya. Read the rest of this entry »
Click on the image below to read an article written by our good friend and author Kelsey Timmerman, as he documented his time spent in the Mathare Valley slums in Kenya.
At LIA, we see a day when parents in Africa’s poorest communities are able to provide for their own families.
Click on the image below to learn about our cause this holiday season to support church-based micro-enterprise initiatives in the communities where we serve.
Click on the image below to give towards our goal of raising $50,000 this Holiday season. The generated funds will go toward establishing 25 church based mirco-enterprise initiatives.
