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  • SELVD: Two week walkathon raises funds for continued work…215 miles

    SELVD: Two week walkathon raises funds for continued work…215 miles

      Kusoma ukurasa huu kwa Kiswahili ubonyeze hapa. Today Bishop Emmanuel Makala  started a two week walkathon to raise funds for the mission work  of the diocese. The walkathon will be approximately 215 miles and go through the  entire district.  During the walk, they will involve preaching, praying, and baptizing. The theme of the walkathon comes from…

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  • Naomi Project flourishes and provides…

    Naomi Project flourishes and provides…

    Naomi Widows Project was birthed in 2016 by Judy Irwin of Murphy, NC following a mission trip to the area. The purpose is to help widows have seed money to start a small business to support themselves and their children following the death of their husband. Tanzania does not have life insurance or social security.…

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  • Introducing General Secretary to SELVD

    Introducing General Secretary to SELVD

    Happiness Yoram Gefi is the second General Secretary of ELCT South East of Lake Victoria Diocese since August 2017. She is also acting as the Director for Women, Children, and Diaconia at the Diocese. Born in Dongobesh, Mbulu District in Manyara region, Happiness was educated in area schools through high school. She received Certificate in…

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  • Right to Live with Albinism celebrates second graduation

    Right to Live with Albinism celebrates second graduation

    One of the wonderful projects supported by the SELVD is the Right to Live with albinism project. Young women with albinism live in a secure house with a deaconess for four months and learn to sew, make lotions, soaps and food products to eventually leave and learn how to support themselves in the community. This…

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