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Umoja

For use with churches and communities to bring transformational change

2009

Community members smiling and waving to camera in Uganda, Africa.

Community members smiling and waving to camera in Uganda, Africa. Photo: Andrew Philip/Tearfund

Umoja, which means ‘togetherness’ in the Swahili language of East Africa, is an exciting and transformational church and community initiative. It helps church leaders and their congregations work together with the local community to bring about positive change for the whole community.

The Umoja Facilitator’s Guide contains Bible studies, activities, energisers, tools, advice and a step-by-step process to help a church and community become inspired and start working for transformation in their community. It is also available in Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, French, Nepali, Portuguese and Thai.

The Umoja Coordinator's Guide provides everything that an organisation or church needs to know to start and manage an Umoja programme across a number of local communities. It is also available in Arabic, Bangla, French, Nepali, Portuguese and Thai.

Other languages

Close-up photo of a smiling African man wearing glasses with banana palms in the background. Gilbert Irahari, AEE - CCT Project Officer. Kigali, Rwanda.

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