About Us

Welcome! Bienvenue! Karibuni!
¡Bienvenidos! Kuwakaribisha!

Our Programs

**WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT GROUP (WEG)** | Creating brave space for resettled refugee women to find community and access resources.
**SHAMBA YA AMANI (FARM OF PEACE)** | Feeding our community—both body and soul.
**PAMOJA** | Pairing newcomer and Houstonian families to form relationships and engage in mutual learning.
**CONGREGATIONAL PARTNERS** | Providing pathways for faith communities to discern vision of ministry with their neighbors.
**STORYTELLING** | Inviting neighbors into the practice of personal and communal storytelling.
**EPWORTH LEAGUE** | Providing community, fostering discipleship, and equipping leaders among 18–35-year-olds to love their neighbors and serve God and the Church.

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Serving as a Pamoja companion

Volunteering with Shamba Ya Amani (Farm of Peace)

Volunteering with the Women's Empowerment Group (WEG)

Volunteering as a Presenter to WEG

Volunteering as an Interpreter (Swahili, French, Lingali)

Participating with Epworth League

Participating in storytelling ventures

Church/non-profit partnership opportunities

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Meet Our Team

Board of Directors

**Rev. Hannah R. Terry** | *Founding Executive Director*

**Dr. Kim Meyer** | *Shamba Ya Amani Farm Manager*

**Anne Marie Uwimana** | *Shamba Ya Amani Farm Steward*

Kelsey Johnson | Digital Storyteller

N. Francine Murhebwa | Pamoja Program Director — **N. Francine Murhebwa** | *Pamoja Program Director*

Rev. Ginny Griggs | Director of Congregational Partnerships & Epworth League

Barbara Lowe | Administrative Associate — **Barbara Lowe** | *Administrative Associate*

Esperance Chibalonza | Shamba Ya Amani Supervisor | Shamba Ya Amani Leadership — **Esperance Chibalonza** | *Shamba Ya Amani Head Farm Steward*

**Jeremy Schroeder** | *Storytelling Videographer*

Rev. Sylvia Kiboko | Women’s Empowerment & Shamba Ya Amani Leadership — **Rev. Sylvia Kiboko** | *Translator*

**Roda Nyirarwimo** | *Shamba Ya Amani Farm Steward*

Courtney Johnson | Accountant

Shirin Herman | Youth & Women’s Empowerment Leadership — **Shirin Herman** | *Women’s Empowerment Group Co-Founder*

Ibraim Do Nascimento Santos | Artist-in-Residence | Storytelling Leadership — **Ibraim Do Nascimento Santos** | *Artist-in-Residence*

Media

Articles, photos, podcasts + more

2021 | “Determined to Thrive” Throughout 2021, we stood shoulder to shoulder with one another, and our determination to thrive intensified. You can still hear our cheer, our cry of “Umoja Ni Nguvu” across the greater Houston area as we claim that we are stronger together.

2020 | “Rooted in Community” There’s no doubt that 2020 was a tremendously difficult year. And yet, 2020 was also a year of tremendous joy and growth as we have put down roots ever deeper with one another — in community. Join us in remembering and rejoicing in what we’ve accomplished together.