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    The Methods of Evangelisation of the Montfort Missionaries And The Missionaries of Africa
    (Tangaza University College, 1998-05) Baluwa, Callisto Augustine
    The aim of this thesis is to analyse the evangelising methods of the Montfort Missionaries and the Missionaries of Africa in Malawi. Evangelisation is a wide topic, therefore I intend to limit my analysis to their contribution in areas of Catechetical Approach, Peace and Justice and Inculturation. This will give guidelines and recommendations for the future and effective evangelisation of the country. The choice of this thesis is dictated by the pastoral situation in which the Catholic Church in Malawi is. In the first place, the Missionaries of Africa were the first Roman Catholic missionaries to bring the good news to Malawi in 1889. Twelve years later, in 1901, the Montfort Missionaries arrived in Malawi at the invitation of the Missionaries of Africa to work with them as auxiliaries. In their agreement the Montfort Missionaries were to work under the jurisdiction of the Vicar Apostolic of Nyasa who happened to be a Missionary of Africa. The two missionary groups had different ways of approaching evangelisation. After some time working together, rivalry between them necessitated the creation of another vicariate in the south. This took effect on the 3'd of December 1903 and the new vicariate was named Shire Vicariate with Rev. Fr. Auguste Prezeau as its prefect apostolic. This new vicariate was then entrusted to the care of the Montfort Missionaries. The importance of this study cannot be underestimated, as it will highlight the differences in their approach to evangelisation. This study will also serve as a guide for evaluation of the past, present and future of missionary evangelisation in Malawi. Historically the church in Malawi will celebrate the first centenary of existence in the year 2001. Therefore this study is timely and very important.
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    Mugumo Self-Help Group as Source of Women's Empowerment in Kiserian Parish, Kenya
    (Tangaza University College, 1999-03) Kimaro, Rosina
    This project research examines the efficiency of Mugumo Self-Help Group as source of women empowerment in all aspects of life particularly economic wise. The study emphasizes on the importance of making women aware of their poverty in their quest for liberation. The Church and society are urged to be conscious of women issues so as to take part in promoting women economically. In this study, collective effort must be made to mobilize women to get united into groups where they can tackle their common enemy, namely, poverty and helplessness. The researcher chose to analyse Mugumo Self-Help Group so as to find out how best self-help groups should be the source of women's empowerment and the way to self-reliance. Women and men members of Mugumo Self-Help Group were selected randomly with the group They answered questions during interviews and questionnaires elicited information about Mugumo Self- Help Group as source of empowering women economically. It is therefore the hope of the researcher that this piece of work will act as a promoter of women self-help groups in Kenya and in other parts of Africa.