Sustainability Archives

From One Chicken to New Hope: Lydiah’s Story

By Jennifer Yount|2026-07-04T09:25:03-05:00July 4th, 2026|Kenya, Sustainability, Women Empowerment|

Just a few months ago, Lydiah Naserian wondered if her poultry project would survive. Her chicken house was poorly designed, making it difficult for young chicks to move safely. Eggs often fell and broke before they could be sold, and the small structure could hold only about 20 chickens. Instead of providing a reliable source [...]

NASARUNI WOMEN GROUP IN EMBOLIEI, KAJIADO

By Jennifer Yount|2025-07-28T19:07:09-05:00July 28th, 2025|Sustainability, Women Empowerment|

On Wednesday, July 23rd, Florah visited one of our newest WEP (Women Empowerment Program) Groups, deep in Maasai land in Kajiado, Kenya. The group is called Nasaruni, which means ‘rescued,’ ‘helped,’ or ‘saved.’ The ladies chose this name for their group because they felt that they had been in other groups that had not been [...]

Sometimes We All Need An Extra Boost – Womens Empowerment in DR Congo

By Jennifer Yount|2024-05-01T13:27:08-05:00May 1st, 2024|Sustainability, Women Empowerment|

At the heart of TLAfrica is a mission to be a beacon of support and opportunity for East Africans to be resilient, empowered and self-sustainable. Our Women's Empowerment Program, started by Salome Ntamushabora, is the foundation in which we direct this effort for women and their families. Last August, Nelson Kilonzo, TLAfrica's program director, embarked [...]

Giving the Gift of Sustenance – Goats!

By Jennifer Yount|2023-12-20T15:52:10-06:00December 20th, 2023|Cow Project, Sustainability|

As Ruth Carter Stapleton once stated that “Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.” In this spirit, on December 19th, 2023, TLAfrica donated thirty-six female goats to thirty-six families in Cyuve, Musanze. These families reside in the areas surrounding the construction [...]

TLAfrica Conference Training In The DRC

By Jennifer Yount|2023-08-21T18:31:03-05:00August 21st, 2023|Pastoral Leadership, Sustainability, TLA News|

I.INTRODUCTION The industrial revolution in the 19th century pushed managers as well as thinkers to make management a specialized field of study to meet the needs that developed with large-scale production due to mechanization. During this process which gained unprecedented momentum towards the end of 20 centuries, several schools of thought emerged, namely; The classical [...]

Church Leader Self-Reliance Seminar in Western Kenya

By Jennifer Yount|2024-02-19T19:44:29-06:00December 6th, 2021|Pastoral Leadership, Sustainability|

Church leaders’ seminar in Vihiga County, Kenya On the 26th and 27th of November 2021, we held a two day seminar for grassroots church leaders in Mwembe area, Vihiga County, Kenya. Forty-five (45) church leaders from Riverside Pentecostal church and its neighboring churches attended the seminar. These included the pastors and church officials, [...]

Vision & Faith Become Reality

By Jennifer Yount|2020-09-10T11:42:09-05:00September 10th, 2020|Sustainability|

We lift our hands in praise to the Lord for His faithfulness and provision. The Sabbath Egg Poultry project began over a year ago with a vision. It was a three-part vision to A) meet a malnutrition need in the community, B) provide sustainable income for the TLAfrica Rwanda office and C) become a [...]

Meet William, our Pig Expert in Kenya.

By Jennifer Yount|2020-07-29T19:32:37-05:00July 29th, 2020|Sustainability|

My name is William Lusige. My wife is Linet and we have been married for eight years. We have three children, Nicholas (7 years), Njeri (one and a half) and Joy (4 months) old. We are from Kakamega in Western Kenya where the rest of our extended family lives. My interest in pig farming started when [...]

Tugirurkundo Sheep Project :: Women’s Empowerment Projects

By Jennifer Yount|2020-07-07T17:45:47-05:00July 7th, 2020|Sustainability, Women Empowerment|

"TUGIRURUKUNDO" SHEEP PROJECT, NYABIHU WOMEN GROUP Historical Background of the Project Nyabihu is a district in Western Province, Rwanda, which borders Eastern DR Congo, near Lake Kivu. Mukamira is the main city. The Nyabihu district is known for growing very good tea and great fishing for Tilapia. A group of 24 underprivileged women from a [...]

Sabbath Egg Sustainability Project || Musanze, Rwanda

By Jennifer Yount|2020-04-10T15:35:46-05:00April 10th, 2020|Sustainability, Videos|

In September 2019, my husband and I were able to visit the Sabbath Egg sustainability project and THIU construction site. At that time, the Sabbath Egg building was just a shell of a structure with a plan and hope to become something more. With no doors or roof, only 4 brick walls, piles of [...]