One Heart: How You Can Help
The following organizations will be highlighted and supported as part of the "One Heart" documentary film project:
Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church & The Tampa-Tororo Friendship Association
To participate in the ongoing partnership between Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church and the men, women and children of Papoli, Uganda, please contact Geoff Kohler or call 813.253.6407
Ongoing projects include educational scholarships, a school feeding program for 850 children, co-funding of school uniforms, construction of teacher's house for 3 staff members. The school children's parents have already accumulated enough bricks, sand, iron sheets, timber at the school site, what is lacking is cement, nails, door shutters and hired skilled labor.
Village Partners International
What began with the efforts of the "Gift of Life" program of Rotary International and Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church has grown into broader attempts by Village Partners International to partner with the village of Papoli, Uganda to help provide resources for all aspects of their peoples' life.urrent projects include a proposed Papoli Pediatric Care Center and The Community Health Center of Papoli, which together will provide rehabilatative and primary health care within the communities served; approximately 59,000 people.
Amahoro Africa
Amahoro is a word of traditional African origin meaning peace. Although used widely across Africa, it has particularly deep and significant meaning in places like Rwanda,Uganda, Burundi, and Congo, where violence and genocide have inflicted unimaginable pain and suffering. When people from various tribes embrace, shake hands or kiss, "amahoro" is used as a greeting to express a deep hope for peace to come into their world.
In recent years, innovative Christian leaders around the globe have been observing their world and reaching a similar conclusion: the modern colonial world is giving way to an emerging postmodern, postcolonial world. The methods, values, ideas, strengths, and weaknesses of modern Western Christianity have dominated for many centuries. One of the most damaging effects of modern Christianity has been the idea that we don’t need to learn from each other.
Many of us are realizing that a new day is here - a time for emerging leaders from South, North, East and West to learn and work together in unprecedented partnership and dialogue. Together we face a new world - full of new problems and still riddled with old conflicts, but primed for fresh vision, new questions and a season of true promise. We need to summon new ways of thinking, connecting and moving to forge ahead and ignite transformational change in our communities.
This conversation isn't just about exploring ideas; it is also about considering new frameworks, building relationships and creating networks. That's why Amahoro exists. Learn More