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    Human Rights Abuses: A Challenge to Evangelization In Northern Uganda.
    (Tangaza University College, 2004-11) Onegi, Samuel
    Although Uganda is party to many international human rights documents, the Constitution promulgated in October 1995, nevertheless dedicates a substantial amount of time to protecting human rights. It begins by clearly stating that human rights are inherent and cannot be granted nor removed by the government. It maintains that everyone deserves equal protection under the law free from discrimination. In the constitution, all citizens are granted the freedoms of conscience, expression, movement, religion, assembly and association. The following additional rights are also protected under the document: the right to life, the right to personal liberty, the freedom from slavery and torture, the freedom from depravation of property, the right to privacy, the right to a fair trial and the right to education. Moreover, the rights of women, children, minorities, those with disabilities and the family unit are all clearly spelled out in the document. The constitution further provides the protection of human rights that are not expressly acknowledged in the document. It empowers people to seek redress if they believe that there has been an infringement upon any of the rights protected in the document. It establishes the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHC) to, among other things, appraise human rights conditions in Uganda, research and promote public awareness of human rights issues and propose suggestions to parliament on how human rights can be better protected in the country. However, the protracted war in Northern Uganda has caused serious human rights abuses and many people have suffered the consequences of the war. It has caused serious challenges to various stakeholders, including the church in carrying her work of evangelisation. This project seeks to devote some time looking at the challenges, which the war has caused to evangelization in Northern Uganda both at the grassroots and the national levels. Many human rights abuses have been witnessed in the past years in the north.
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    Refugees: A Case Study on Kakuma Refugee Camp
    (Tangaza University College, 2000-03-31) Kaippananickal, Jose
    The wars in the eastern countries of Africa resulted in the increase of refugees at Kalcuma refugee camp The refugees have arrived at Kalcuma because they have no other choice in their lift There were not enough opportunities in the camp to improve their life. The refugees are completely dependent on the UNHCR and its partners in the camp. The choices of refugees are limited in the camp. The present research will highlight the refugee situation and the life of refugees at Kalcuma refugee camp. A good survey was carried out to assess the situation in the camp, namely; security and education. A lot of activities have been introduced for refugees in the camp in order to ease their psychological pain and to train them to uplift their downtrodden life. After collecting the essential data, a proposal has been made to provide some more facilities to improve the services in the camp. My study is divided into six chapters. In chapter one my study gives a whole picture of what this study in concrete is all about. Chapter two summarizes the literature review of my study so as to have a broad picture of my work. This chapter will present the real situation of the camp. This chapter also gives about refugees at Kalcuma camp and a general view of refugees else where in the world. Chapter three will show the research methodology used in data collection and data analysis of the findings carried out. Chapter four summarizes all the results of my work by relating the concrete findings received. Chapter five is a summary of the study with concrete recommendations and conclusion as a social minister. Here the researcher has put forward few suggestions to answer the problems of the camp. Chapter six is a project proposal for a technical school. It clearly shows the budget for the proposed project. This could only be done by putting all the efforts and good will as much, to care the unfortunate without any discrimination.
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    Poor Representation and Participation of Women In Political Decision-Making Bodies A Challenge To The Church
    (Tangaza University College, 1999-02-12) Mutasingwa, Alexus
    The problem of under representation and participation of women at top levels of political decision-making bodies is a fact nearly everywhere in the world. By decision-making bodies I mean the government under either an executive president or prime minister. Other bodies are those such as parliaments, senates, cabinets of ministers and diplomatic offices. Members of those bodies are the most influential people in deciding how things should go in their countries and between their countries and the international community. They represent the rest of the population, which entrusts them with a responsibility to govern and make decisions for the interest of all people whom they represent. When we look at the composition of such bodies, we quickly notice male predominance and either total or a nearly total absence of women. Decisions made by those bodies are mainly made from a male perspective with almost no regard for the interests of women. That is not right, because men and women share equal dignity and status with equal rights in the societies. When one group is undermined and excluded from taking part in making decisions which affect it, is that justifiable? In many societies, women are denied their natural rights and are subjected to oppression and exploitation. That kind of relationship has been taken for granted by both men and women without questioning it. Right from childhood men and women see each other in terms of superior and inferior. Some activities and duties have been distributed according to gender, even if what has been assigned to one gender group can be better done by the opposite gender group. The Word of God challenges us to eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote justice and equality in all aspects of life. Love was the main theme in the teaching of Jesus. That is what he ordered his followers to strive for and try to spread. It is a duty of the church to ensure that the plan of God and the mission of Christ are fulfilled. It has to ensure that justice is done to each and every human person in the world. The exclusion of women or their poor participation in decision making is a justice issue. It goes against the Christian values which the Church stands for. That calls for measures to be taken to redress the situation. That is why the title of this work says that "Poor Representation and Participation of Women in Political Decision-Making Bodies : A Challenge to the Church ". By the Church I mean especially the Roman Catholic Church, but also all those who call themselves Christians and believers. The privilege of doing my theology studies in Kenya made me realise that Kenyan women are no exception from those of other parts of the world. I followed the events of the 1997 general elections in which many women took part. However, quite a few of them won seats in the parliament for instance. I listened to their complaints, I read comments by political analysts and talked with some voters. All that I learned inspired me to know more about women's concerns. I also attended a seminar course on the topic at Tangaza College and finally I decided to write my long essay on it. My experience in Kenyan politics is short but quite rich. Due to the rich experience I have had, I decided to write my paper with a reference to the Kenyan reality. The paper is divided into three main chapters. The first chapter deals with the analysis of the problem, making a kind of survey. The aim is to find out the intensity and the extent of the problem around the world and in Kenya in particular. The question to be asked is, what prevents women from taking part in political decision-making bodies? We shall also examine whether there is any significance in having women politicians or not. Chapter Two will try to make us aware of how the problem poses a challenge to the Christian faith. It will also show us how God views people and their problems and what the role of the church is and liturgical celebrations regarding the human situations. Chapter Three will try to offer some pastoral suggestions and possible solutions. An attempt will be made to give suggestions with concrete ways of going about them. This will be followed by a general conclusion. That will include an assessment of the situation and highlight some indicators or signs of hope for solving the problem, hence a brighter future.
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    The Dignity of Human Person
    (Tangaza College, 2011) Sendabo, Daniel, Dawit
    Social Darwinism was foremost amongst the philosophies impacting views of human dignity in the decades leading up to Nazi power in Germany. Charles Darwinism's evolutionary theory was quickly applied to human beings and social structures. The term 'survival of the fittest' was coined and seen to be applicable to humans. Belief in the inherent dignity of all humans was rejected by social Darwinists. Influential authors of the theory proclaimed that an individual's worth and value were to be determined functionally and materialistically. The popularity of such views ideologically prepared German doctors and nurses to accept Nazi social policies, promoting survival of the fittest humans.' Clearly this ideology ignored that human life possesses an intrinsic dignity and value because it is created by God in his own image for the distinctive destiny of sharing in God's own life. And also a failure to believe that all humans are made in the image and likeness of God, which calls man to respect all humans based on an inherent dignity. Pope John Paul II emphasizes in Enavgelium Vitae that "...when the sense of God is lost, the sense of man is threatened and poisoned, as the Second Vatican Council concisely states: "...when God is forgotten, the creature itself grows unintelligible