Maureen Ochieng

Raising Awareness, Saving Lives: ALARM-Congo Advances Breast Cancer Awareness at Brenda Tailoring Centre

DR Congo / Maureen Ochieng / November 3, 2026

Every woman deserves access to lifesaving health information, compassionate care, and the opportunity to make informed decisions about her health. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, ALARM-Congo brought this message to young women at Brenda Tailoring Centre/ALARM in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), organizing an educational session to raise awareness about breast cancer […]

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Strengthening Community Healthcare in Rwanda: How Partnership Is Improving Lives in Cyimbili

Rwanda, Uncategorized / Maureen Ochieng / October 30, 2026

Through a partnership between ALARM-Rwanda, CompassionNow, and the Cyimbili community, local healthcare services are reaching more people, strengthening disease prevention, and improving access to essential medical care. Access to quality healthcare can make the difference between a family recovering from illness and one falling deeper into vulnerability. In Cyimbili, Rwanda, ongoing efforts to strengthen community

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From Loss to Hope: ALARM Rwanda and Partners Help Women Rebuild After Musanze Market Fire

Rwanda / Maureen Ochieng / October 29, 2026

When a fire swept through Musanze Modern Market on October 10, 2026, seven women traders from ALARM Rwanda’s Women’s Leadership and Transformation Initiative (WLTI) graduates’ group lost their merchandise, equipment, and sources of income. For women who depended on their small businesses to feed their families and pay for their children’s education, the loss threatened

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ALARM Rwanda Joins Rubavu District to Celebrate and Empower Rural Women

Rwanda / Maureen Ochieng / October 29, 2026

On October 15, 2026, ALARM Rwanda joined Rubavu District in celebrating the International Day of Rural Women in Mudende Sector, recognizing the contributions of rural women and highlighting efforts to strengthen their economic empowerment, dignity, and well-being. The celebration brought together community members from Mudende, Bugeshi, and Kanzenze Sectors, local government and security authorities, development

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From Healing to Resilience to Sustainable Livelihoods: ALARM Kenya Empowers Women in Mathare

Kenya / Maureen Ochieng / October 23, 2026

ALARM Kenya is helping vulnerable women in Nairobi’s Mathare slums move from trauma healing and resilience-building toward sustainable livelihoods. Through business skills training, start-up capital for 25 women, and vocational training for three others, the initiative is creating practical opportunities for economic empowerment and self-reliance.

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ALARM Equips Church Leaders for Peaceful Evangelism in Tanzania’s Tanga Region

Tanzania / Maureen Ochieng / October 14, 2026

African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM) Tanzania has equipped more than 50 pastors, evangelists, and church leaders with practical skills to strengthen evangelism and promote peaceful relationships in predominantly Muslim communities. The training took place from September 20–25, 2026, in Tanga Municipal through ALARM Tanzania’s Department of Servant Leadership. The initiative addressed challenges church leaders

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From Healing to Resilience: Empowering Vulnerable Women in Mathare

Kenya, Uncategorized / Maureen Ochieng / October 14, 2026

What began with courageous stories of pain is becoming a journey of healing, resilience, renewed hope, and possibility for 30 vulnerable women in Mathare, Nairobi. From September 28 to October 1, 2026, ALARM Kenya conducted a four-day follow-up training, “From Healing to Resilience: Building Strength, Hope and Capacity for the Future.” The training built on

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Rev. Célestin Musekura speaking to participants at the Wylie Peace Summit

ALARM Facilitates Peace Summit in Wylie, Texas

United States / Maureen Ochieng / October 8, 2026

Rev. Célestin Musekura guided the inaugural Wylie, Texas Peace Summit through what conflict management, forgiveness, and peacemaking look like in daily life.

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Equipping Church Leaders for Transformational Ministry in Kajiado

Kenya / Maureen Ochieng / September 23, 2026

From 18–20 August 2026, ALARM Kenya brought together 77 Christian leaders from 15 churches in Imaroro Ward, Mashuru Sub-County, Kajiado County, for a three-day leadership training focused on Christian Leadership, Stewardship, and the Church in the Community. The training equipped pastors and church leaders with practical biblical principles to strengthen their service within their churches

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From Awareness to Action: Strengthening Ebola Preparedness in Nyiragongo, DRC

DR Congo / Maureen Ochieng / September 23, 2026

In communities across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, protecting lives begins long before an outbreak occurs. Throughout September 2026, ALARM–DRC implemented a health preparedness initiative in Kibumba, Nyiragongo Territory, equipping schools, churches, and local leaders with the knowledge and practical resources needed to prevent the spread of Ebola. The initiative reached 8,995 people across 27

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