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- ItemParticipation of Girls in Primary Education. A case study among Marsabit Pastoralist Community Kenya.(Tangaza University College, 2000-03-31) Desu, YisrasheAt themoment of history of Kenya experiences a continental struggle for liberation of the poor by all We know that many individuals, church groups with Episcopal conferences and NGOs are living, somehow Christian faith in a way that makes the liberation of the poor for example in Marsabit and other neighbouring districts a driving force The purpose of this essay is to study the theme of girl education - ,particularly in rural area of Marsabit. I will critically examine this theme and draw some practical conclusions of the role of young girls and women in our society. I would like to share the experience that I have lived. I personally was struck by the high rate of illiteracy and poverty pastoralist women experience .So this is in harmony with my own future ministry as a member of the Comboni missionary congregation. The charism is to serve those who have not heard Christ and the poorest of the poor. The present situation of the poor in Marsabit is illiteracy. This is a major problem facing in rural area and the country at large today. This question should be reflected upon by all seriously. The study is divided in to five chapters. Chapter one analyses the background of the problem and studies the location of the study area. Chapter Two re-examine the Literature part. Chapter Three gives the out line of the methodologies applied for the research and analysis for the data, whereas Chapter Four carries out the analysis, and discusses the research findings. Chapter Five is the practical part that concludes the researchers study with a project proposal The researcher is expected to draw a lot of data or information from the parishioner's women and schoolgirls who know and understand the concept of poverty and illiteracy in their own reality better than any body else.
- ItemThe Participatory Integration of the Rural Youth in Sustainable Agriculture for Sustainable Development of Kamara Division, Nakuru, Kenya(Tangaza University College, 2001-04) Muchunguzi, WilbertThe right and obligation to authentic development is one of the principles enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human rights. And the issue of social integration of every individual, especially the disadvantaged people, in development was loudly expressed at the 1995 Copenhagen World summit for social Development' and later adopted as a guide by the Kenyan National Poverty Eradication Plan. These are just but harbingers that things, somewhere, were not moving the way they were expected to be. Looking back we see that, throughout history people have evolved natural units of settlement to meet their social, cultural and economic needs. This was the origin of rural communities where people strive for self-sufficiency and sustainability through available material, non-material and, most importantly, human resources inclusively. Today's rural communities seek to develop into more viable economic units within modernizing nations. How authentically this has to be brought about in the rural Kenya like Kamara division, remains the main concern. Contemporary popular development is mistakenly trapped in the local and global confusion characterized by economic, political and cultural dominance and influence that lead to social alienation. Those with no means of survival suffer deprivation the most. Unfortunately, the rural youth lie in this category. According to the Welfare Monitoring Survey of 1994, it was estimated that 12.6 million Kenyans lived below the poverty line. In rural areas, the incidences of poverty were 49%2. The effects of this is multidimensional destitution, which manifests itself in form of deficiency of material, social, economic and cultural needs and rights which an individual, household or community hold as vitally important for their survival. Deprived people experience food insecurity, insufficient income, deprivation of knowledge, low quality of life, lack of shelter, social inequality, lack of essential social services and reduced life expectancy. Since the youth constitute the biggest section of the rural population, they are the most suffering. Agriculture is the mainstay of livelihood for many of Kenyans. Since alternative sources of subsistence such as employment, industry, business and informal sectors outside agriculture are scarce, it employs more than 80% of the rural population. Small-scale farming, whose nature is subsistence (food security and reasonable income), dominates the Kenyan agricultural sector. Among the multipronged problems that face subsistence fanning are ecological, economic, political financial, sociocultural, technical, demographic, organizational and environmental. Inequalities in international trade policies also add fuel to the problems. Individually or combined, these problems destabilize the smallscale farmers and their ever scarce resources. This leads to unscrupulous exploitation of resources and unsustainable livelihood and future. We should not be shocked then to see poor fanning practices, forests and catchments inversion and destruction, environmental depletion, unpredictable weather fluctuation and recurring famines. The crown of all is rural massive unemployment, abject poverty and social alienation, which pave a way to rural-urban drift. Here begins people's vulnerability. Where does the future lie then? Which kind of legacy will the future generation receive; will they be able to meet their needs from the same resources uncompromisingly and live a decent life worth of their dignity if we fail to prepare now? What does all these call for? In fact this imposes a very serious social question for us all. It is a prophetic call requiring a critical listening in order to come up with effective interventions. The possible effective answer is participatory integration. Investing in people in collaboration and partnership should be the way forward. Proper mobilization and indiscriminate integration of the whole local population in harnessing the locally available resources) is essentially important to the sustainable agriculture and rural development process. Thus the youth will be able to act as carriers of the sustainable future.
- ItemStreet Children in Nairobi: Case Study of St.Charles Lwanga School, Kibera(Tangaza University College, 2001-04) Gebrehiwo, SolomonThe phenomenon of street children is almost a worldwide phenomenon, but prevalent in urban areas, especially in the less developed countries. In Kenya, street children were initially identified in the late 1960s as "Parking Boys"; but the problem of street children began to be explicitly felt in the 1970s. The word "parking" denotes the activity that these children were mostly engaged in, identifying and showing motorists empty spaces to park their vehicles and watching the vehicles to guard them against thieves. The motorists usually paid them some little money for such services. The term "street children" gradually replaced "parking boys", mainly because girls also went into the streets to join the boys and both of them now engaged in activities beyond just showing motorists where to park their vehicles and guarding them. Who is responsible for the creation of street children? Clearly, it is not just their mistake that explains their being on the streets. Nor can we say that their parents are solely responsible for their status. Rather, it is today's social setup and the manner in which one has been brought up. Street children hardly have a social status in the larger society. Existence is tolerated but not trusted, as their abode and background are not known. Many city dwellers would prefer street children not to be near their residential areas or places, even though most of these children are not delinquent and are safe to deal with. Attempt to seek better understanding of the street children's root causes is crucial. It is necessary to perceive it in the context of the various contemporary issues, such as added pressure applied on society by the structural adjustment programs (SAPs), particularly is the effect of shifting the burden of costs for social services to the user. This is probably a major cause of school dropout, some of whom sooner or later find their way into the streets. It is my hope that the developing world will soon come up with better economic policies and better legislation that favor the rights of children so that this escalating situation of street children may be curbed.
- ItemTechnical Education and Development In Junior Technical Schools: A Case Study Of St. John Bosco Technical School In Lira—Uganda(Tangaza University College, 2001-03) Tikhiwa, Charles J.This study is carried out to investigate Uganda's Junior Technical Education and its contribution to human development. Before further discussion some key concepts used in the study are briefly clarified below: Many people are viewing with alarm the crisis of Technical education and the education systems in Uganda and all over Africa. As a result many questions or issues are being raised because education does not meet the people's expectations/needs. One of the questions being asked is, the education's contribution to human development as a person. Seemingly, all over Africa, technical education programmes are formulated with employment aspect in mind only, ignoring the development of the person as a whole. Students complete their education without skills on how to make life on their own.