The discernment for a Communications Office for the Jesuits,  Eastern Africa Province (AOR) was first floated in the 1980s. Since then, several initiatives were taken to establish a Media and Communications center as a Province apostolate.

LCMC was then established as an apostolate of the Society of Jesus (commonly known as Jesuits). The primary goal of the center is to power resilience and dignity of children and young people against all adversities in a globalized world. Using audio and audio-visuals, LCMC’s vision is to develop creative, dignified, positive-minded people in a globalized world. Its mission is to power young people’s resilience against adversities through audio-visual content production, interactive content, interactive learning spaces and formative training to parents, guardians and instructors involved in the holistic development of children and young people aged (18-25).

LCMC is an offshoot of the Jesuit Hakimani Centre. Thanks to long-term collaboration with funding partners, it has grown in experience having produced professional broadcast quality shows that have aired on Kenya’s mainstream media.

The mission of LCMC is to produce formative religious content for young people in Eastern Africa, particularly in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and Ethiopia –  countries in which Jesuits in Eastern Africa work.
This is done through the production of thought-provoking spiritual and value-loaded content for schools, parishes, and any other learning forums. LCMC has worked in Tanzania and Kenya to inculcate social justice values for children in and out of school. It also runs a professional art group called Desert Sailors that scripts, rehearses, and produces both audio and audio-visual content promoting social justice in and out of school.