December 2008...
Already!?
After nearly a decade of developing and supporting our own
initiatives for grassroots development in active collaboration with supporters online,
Life in Africa is now transitioning to offer services and opportunities
designed to help other community based initiatives in Uganda do the
same.
We at LiA believe that building a Network of many verified and connected
grassroots community initiatives in Africa, and helping them to implement the
webbed strategies we've used for the past decade online from Uganda, is the best way
to replicate the successes
we've experienced, and share our lessons learned on a wider scale.
For
more than a year now, Life in
Africa Foundation has been undergoing a legal and operational transition
toward a new structure, to consist of Life in Africa Foundation
(Uganda), Life in Africa USA (a non-profit fundraising arm), and two
autonomous "daughter" Community Based Organizations that were born from
the past 4 years of Life in Africa activity with communities of war
affected families in Kireka (peri-urban Kampala) and Gulu (Northern
Uganda).
Major transition is never easy. While
our LiA Gulu community still struggles to find their footing,
LiA Kireka
is still thriving and determined. In
fact, after many unexpected changes in our transition plans and many invaluable lessons learned,
the Life in Africa global team and new WE Network of community based
initiatives is still very much alive (and growing!), and excited
about new directions in Life in Africa's future.
We are particularly
thrilled to welcome the
Kampala Junior
Team and
Amasiko
Community
Eco-Camp and
Youth
Training Center to our WE Network of verified community initiatives
in Uganda. We are certain you will love learning about them, as LiA
continues to support them in building an interactive online
presence
that can serve as a support their exciting endeavors.
In light of recent global economic
events, we are currently reviewing our plans very carefully in order to
ensure a successful 2009 launch of activities designed to support more African community based organizations in building their own global networks of
supporters like you, who can help them find resources and plan for their
future in these changing times.
This site currently offers a glimpse
of what the future holds in store. Take a look around, and see
you in early 2009 with a whole new lifeinafrica.com.
Thanks for your continued support!
Until
then,
here's
3 easy ways to make an
impact
with Life in Africa today!
