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IAM’s Wheel of Change in Focus: Care for Changemakers

by IAM | May 15, 2019 | Impact, Reflections

Support and care is an important key to IAM’s theory of change. At IAM our team is our greatest asset. Part of building a sustainable organisation is to make sure that staff take care of themselves – mentally, spiritually and physically. We work in a hostile...

IAM Regional Partners Profile: SPREC Uganda

by IAM | May 6, 2019 | Impact, Reflections, Regional partnerships

In Uganda, like in many countries, LGBTI people are often not accepted and their human rights are not respected. The negativity has been more entrenched in Uganda, with state sanctioned discrimination of LGBTI people enshrined in the 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act (or...

IAM’s Wheel of Change in Focus: Open Doors

by Michelle Boonzaaier | Apr 29, 2019 | Impact, Reflections

by Rev Michelle Boonzaaier, IAM Program Manager In this post I’ll focus on the centre point of the wheel, Inclusive and Affirming Faith Communities – Open Doors. It might appear an odd place to start, since the Open Doors segment on our wheel is numbered 5. For us as...

Laying the foundations for change

by IAM | Apr 16, 2019 | Impact, Reflections

IAM’s work with the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) and role in the recent landmark court case The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) is one of the many denominations within Southern- and Eastern Africa that IAM has lobbied with and with whom we have done intensive advocacy work...

The genesis of IAM’s regional partnerships

by Ingrid Schoonraad | Mar 27, 2019 | Impact, Reflections, Regional partnerships

By: Ingrid Schoonraad, IAM Regional Program Manager In November 2009, IAM and The Rainbow Project (TRP) Namibia hosted the First African Dialogue on Christian Faith and Sexuality. 77 Participants from 13 African countries participated. This dialogue was unique...

IAM Staff Profile: Ingrid Schoonraad

by Ingrid Schoonraad | Mar 11, 2019 | Reflections

In this monthly series, we hand over the blog platform to IAM’s staff to share their own journeys, stories and insights in their own words. Though our journeys are all unique and individual, many of us share common challenges and dilemmas as we simply attempt to lead...