28/02/2026
From our Regional Director Signe Atim Allimadi:
One week in Bukoba and Karagwe in the Kagera Region and my heart is full.
Being in Tanzania is never just work for me. This is the country that welcomed my parents when they fled Uganda. It is where I was born. Walking through villages, sitting under trees in conversation, listening to youth church choirs rehearse. It all feels both deeply familiar and profoundly meaningful.
This week I spent time with our partners in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Elct/nwd Bukoba and ELCT Karagwe diocese. I spent time with church leaders, with dedicated staff, and with young people who carry such clarity about their faith and strong hopes for their future.
I visited health services supported by the Church. I met community members strengthening their livelihoods. I visited a church owned agricultural institute that teaches local farmers climate-smart agriculture. I walked through areas where forests are being protected and restored.
And again I was reminded: the Church is not just a building. It is a living presence in people’s lives.
In moments of need, it responds.
In times of uncertainty, it accompanies.
In the face of climate change, it teaches, mobilises and protects Creation. And as Danmission, we are proud to walk alongside.
What moved me most was the youth. Their courage to speak, their commitment to serve, their hope for their communities.
Partnership, when it is built on trust and respect, becomes something powerful. Not charity. Not projects. But shared responsibility and shared vision.
I leave Kagera grateful. Grateful for the warmth, the honesty, and the reminder that faith, when lived with integrity, truly transforms lives.
