Tanzania – Tanzania off to a good start
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
South Africa – Army battles social, health issues
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
Zambia – Child sponsorship helps kids in Zambia
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
Zambia – Kanyama Community Center offers hope
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
Zambia – confronts challenges
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
Background: Railton on service in Africa
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,
Malawi – Mission integration works
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
African reflections
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
West Targets ‘Kwetu’ for aid
Commercial sex workers in Dar es Salaam receive care and counseling from Army workers. Drosella, 39, lives alone in a one-room dwelling, off a rutted dirt lane lined with small shops in a neighborhood filled with brothels. Recently diagnosed with
Living with Death — AIDS in Africa
Worldwide AIDS: 25 million in Sub-Saharan Africa Commissioner David Edwards makes new friends at the Bethany Home for HIV/AIDS positive abandoned children in Soweto, South Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa's story is one of bright promise
Western territorial leaders attend back to back congresses
(l-r) Commissioners Doreen and David Edwards, Commissioners Nikiwe Shipe and Tadeous Shipe (far right) greet Zambian President Dr. F.T.J. Chiluba at the Zambia and Malawi Territory Millennial Congress. Commissioners David and Doreen Edwards, western territorial leaders, returned recently from a