Manhardt opens training college Adjutant and Mrs. Francis Dare began the work in Tabora, Tanzania (formerly known as Tanganyika) in November 1933, as part of the East Africa Territory (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania). In 1950, at the request for assistance

Dr. Ivan May, Commissioner Israel Gaither, former president Nelson Mandela, Commissioner Eva Gaither, and Len Millar after their meeting in July 2000. The Salvation Army in the Southern Africa Territory is fighting a battle against AIDS, illiteracy, poverty and the

It is hard to express how much outside help means to the people of Ibbwe Munyama in Zambia. Major Ivy Hood, Child Sponsorship director, says, "We sponsor four children in Zambia. Along with the children's help we have given

A nurse weighs one of the children in the Army's health program at the Kanyama Community Center. The Kanyama Corps Community Center in Lusaka is an oasis of hope. Surrounded by an unplanned settlement of 370,000 people who live

In 1922, emigrants from villages on the north bank of the Zambezi River working in a mica mine near Urungwe were converted, carried home the message of salvation to their chief, and established meeting places in their villages. Two years

Salvation Army officers were sent to Africa as early as 1883. "Remember, that in almost every place in South Africa the people respect us, because we are the only people who can be depended upon to care for everybody,

In 1968, Salvationists in Malawi began to gather together for fellowship, then organized themselves into societies and corps. The work was officially recognized and incorporated in January 1979. The region now has 33 officers and 15 envoys. There are

by Sue Warner - Africa is complex. Wonderfully so, but complex nonetheless. After 24 hours on this continent, I am questioning my Western paradigms. My neat and tidy Christian faith has structure; it has boundaries that make sense