Sovereign World Trust

Africa is an ethnically diverse mix of varying cultures, tribes, religions, beliefs and challenges.

HIV/Aids, refugees fleeing violence, food and water shortages, subsistence living are just a few of the challenges that people in Africa face every day.

A 'one size fits all' response is not appropriate.

What is needed is a carefully matched, culturally relevant, holistic approach to the various needs of church leaders, pastors and their congregations.

Challenges
For some survival, even at subsistence level, is the priority and this must be addressed alongside spiritual nourishment
Christian / Muslim tensions
Tribal and traditional influences
Corruption is endemic in some areas
Those we seek to help often lack education, are isolated and have little local support

Positives
English is widely spoken negating the need for more extensive translation projects
The UK has historical links with Africa so needs can be easily communicated and clearly understood
Sovereign World Trust is well known across the continent so requests are frequent and increasing

Strategies
70% of our work takes place in Africa
We partner with other Christian organisations to provide a holistic approach
Shared use of containers offers economies
We continue to progress our Swahili translation programme
Continued strengthening of our relationship with the Anglican Church of Tanzania

Opportunities

We are currently working to achieve a number of goals on the African continent. These include:

The expansion of Sovereign World Trust libraries in Malawi
Distribution of Swahili resources in Tanzania and East Africa
Continued support for pastors and libraries which have flourished with the injection of Biblical teaching materials
Strengthening of partnerships with those who personally deliver books to pastors, libraries and conferences

Find out more about what we do

Africa

Challenges

Positives

Strategies

Opportunities