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Item Evangelization in A Slum: The Case of Kibera(Tangaza University College, 2003) Amedee, Ainemon GuyEvangelization is the core and summit of the Church's mission in the world. The word "evangelization" comes from the Greek ievangelionc which means 'good news'. The Church is called and sent to proclaim the Good News, "Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature" (Mk! 6: 15). Evangelization is a dynamic and on-going process that takes root in Jesus Christ, the full revelation of God and spread throughout the whole human race. "What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked upon and touched with our hands concerns the Word of Life — for life was made visible; we have seen it [...] and proclaim to you" (lJnI: 1-2). In a sense, evangelization is the proclamation of the Life of God made visible and present in the Person of Christ. In other words, evangelization is the giving and the celebration of Life.Item The Sick and Their Experience of God, Based In the Slum of Kibera.(Tangaza University College, 2002-02) Garcia, Miguel Angel Posadas"The sick are the poorest people among the poor." This is what I have seen in the "slum" of Kibera. I started to do my apostolate in Kibera in September of 2000. At the beginning, I began by accompanying one of my Religious Brothers in visiting the sick. I felt "lost" because of the language. I felt a great challenge facing me because I saw many sick people and I could not say anything to them neither I could understand them. When I was able to express myself in Kiswahili, I faced yet another challenge: How do I express to these sick people that God is a Father to them? Many of them had been suffering for a long time; and it was not easy for me to tell them "God loves you". Sometimes I saw them suffering very much arid I could say nothing to help them. I felt that my prayer at those times was dry. As I was getting along, I started to discover something: I found many sick who really trusted in God. They started to talk about God in the midst of their suffering. I said to myself: "These people, in spite of their suffering, can experience Goa." But one day, I asked myself a question. "Is it in spite of or because of their suffering that sick people experience God? This question moved me to want to become closer to the sick in order to find an answer. I have discovered that many sick people experience God simply and clearly because of their suffering. They undergo a process of purification through questions and feelings that they ask themselves about their situation. They find that they have a need to depend upon someone outside of themselves to endure their suffering. The sick have taught me in my life to believe in God in a stronger way. They helped me to talk about God in the midst of suffering. Now I am able to remind the sick that God loves them and that He is accompanying them in their struggles. This experience which I have had with the sick is the motivation for this written Essay. Here I want to present my experience of the suffering of these sick and their experience of the presence of God in their lives. In the First Chapter, I present some of the history of Kibera and the situation in which the sick people live as well as my own lived experience with some of them. In this Chapter I conclude that poverty has a lot to do with the illnesses of the people. In the Second Chapter I reflect upon what the Scriptures and some scholars say about the sick and their suffering as well as the way in which they experience God in their lives. God is very much present in them and to them. In Jesus' suffering they find meaning for their own suffering. In the Third Chapter I present the challenge for us all in living with and ministering to these suffering people. We Christians are called to be Good Samaritans. We cannot be indifferent in confronting this suffering; and we must ask ourselves how it is that we can respond to this reality.Item Church's Facing the Challenge of Poverty A Case Study of Korogocho Slum(Tangaza University College, 2001-02) Passi, MakayaIn this modest work, we are going to present the Church's Facing the Challenge of Poverty especially the case of Korogocho Slum. The first reason of choosing this topic is that we are interested in the social, economic and political problems going on today in Kenya, particularly in Nairobi. The second reason is the fact that the problems of injustice, according to our experience, find their apex in the slums, in our case Korogocho. All these social problems and their effects on human life are summarized as caused by Poverty, which is going to be our main theme throughout this long essay. In the first chapter, we are going to give a short explanation of poverty in all its forms. The second chapter will be the facts on poverty as lived and experienced in Korogocho. We will also talk of urbanization as the backbone of the birth of the slums; and the last section will be on the presence of the Church in Korogocho. The third chapter is going to portray God's intervention on behalf of the exploited, the oppressed through prophets, Jesus of Na72reth, and the Early Christian Community. Finally our last chapter will be the mission of the Church which is the hope of this research: The Church's Facing the Challenge of Poverty in Korogocho. Therefore, our final aim is, first of all, to be aware of the problems or sufferings caused by the different sort of injustices or rather the presence of unjust structure which many people are living in (e.g. Korogocho). Secondly, to take this as a challenge for us lay people and religious and also as a challenge for the Church at large.Item Causes of Primary School Wastage In Nairobi Slums(Tangaza University College, 2001-05) Tighil, Moses IgbazendaThe purpose of this study was to identify the causes of primary school wastage in Nairobi slums. The study was based on the case of Kuwinda slum. The study has also considered possible solutions to the causes of wastage. Saints Mary's Primary School Karen was the sample school used in the research. Drop Outs of the school who are still residing in the slum were also used in the study. The study was carried out using three main instruments: questionnaire, interview and observation. Data that was collected through these instruments was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The study has observed that the main causes of drop out in the slum are largely economic The cost of education is relatively high in comparison to the incomes of the people in the slum. Besides, the phenomenon of wastage in the slum is being aggravated by other factors like unplanned families and irresponsible sexual activities.Item Alcohol Related Problems in Areas: A Case Study of Nairobi(2001-03) Alberto, LantanaAlcohol has been present in Africa for long time, being part and parcel of its social organisation at all levels. It indeed played an important socio-religious role in aspects as significant as recreation and celebrations. Alcohol abuse also existed but it was submitted to strong social control and therefore it was not an explicit problem as such. Colonization brought about remarkable changes, for instance, urbanisation and the introduction of the wage system. As a result, drinking patterns were absolutely distorted after the breaking down of the tight social structure characteristic of the African society. Strong beverages were also introduced and their consumption became a symbol of emancipation from the cultural ties and a step into the 'new society'. The production of alcohol beverages became thus a prominent economic activity, both in the formal sector but especially in the informal one. Rural-urban migration during the last three decades has overwhelmed the infrastructure of urban centres, contributing to the mushrooming of shanty towns around the cities. Survival in slums is a question of personal initiative and engagement in any type of economic activity, mostly informal but also criminal ones. There has been an increase in illicit production of alcoholic beverages as a means of livelihood for many and in particular for women. In addition, this has been a contributing factor to the achievement of a relative independence of women from the economic point of view. Related to this is the adulteration of alcoholic beverages that are an immediate health hazard. Unfortunately, alcohol abuse is on the rise, striking above all the poor at personal, family and social levels. It is a fact that there is a kind of culture of desperation in the slums. The intake of alcohol acts as a painkiller of the hopeless reality, indeed, the opiate of the poor, to use Karl Marx' slogan. The following study analyses the issue of alcohol-related problems in slum areas of Nairobi. The research was carried out in Kawangware and Kianda (Kibera) slums. The first chapter gives the background of the study and the framework of the dimensions of the issue at stake. The second chapter presents the different social theories on alcohol abuse in Africa. It also emphasizes how alcohol manufacture and abuse is a factor of poverty and of the devaluation of an integrative worldview. It concludes with a section that focuses on the pastoral approach to the problem. The following chapter gives the methodology that was used in the research, that is, which methods were used to collect the data and how it was analysed. Basically, two types of questionnaires were used: one for those who abuse alcohol and the other for those who manufacture or trade illegal brew. The fourth chapter analyses the data according to the two types of questionnaires. It presents the findings of the research in a critical manner and integrates the facts with the literature review. Recommendations and conclusions follow in Chapter Five. It also presents an analytic framework that endeavours to give a cohesive picture of the problem from where recommendations flow. Finally. Chapter Six is a project proposal as a concrete implementation of the recommendations outlined in the previous chapter. The project consists of a centre for the promotion of recreational facilities, cultural values and employment in Kawangware slum.Item Mission in the Slums Of Nairobi(Tangaza University College, 1998-02) Simon, Thomas`A slum is an industry that produces all sons of criminals' - this is the image of a slum that I get from daily newspapers and magazines. Robbers, murderers, thugs, drunkards, thieves, adulterers these are just other names given to a slum dweller Since it concerns with a good number of people of Nairobi, I made up my mind to go for a thorough research regarding the slums of Nairobi. Being a member of the Society of African Missions, I will be sent to any place in Africa for my priestly ministry. Since I am well acquainted with Nairobi I believe that a detailed study of the Nairobi situation will help me as a microcosm from which I will be able to proceed my missionary tasks to the place that I am going to be sent. Secondly our Superior General Rev. Fr. Daniel Cardot after having visited all the SMA priests in their mission fields came up with a remark that a feeling of an "unfulfilled mission" is found among most of the SMA's, and that some of them are even frustrated. So that he urged us to concentrate on different kinds of mission. As I am very much interested in the slum mission, I am sure that observing analysing and studying the situation of different slums in Nairobi will help me to find a fulfilled mission in my mission area.