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Service Learning Conference
Africa Regional Hub- TUC
Dr. Judith Pete
TUC
• Founded to form members of religious orders for ministry in the church and society in Africa
• Jointly owned by the member religious congregations
• Rooted in Catholic Tradition, planted and nourished in East Africa (the AMECEA region)
• Committed to academic excellence & personal transformation of its students
IST
• Founded 1994 by Rev Prof. Francisco Pierli, Comboni missionary
• Professional and ministerial training
• Not job-seekers, but job-creators
• Sharing the vision & commitment to social justice & holistic transformation
• IST programs
– Certificate, Diploma, BA, MA , MBA-S. Ent. & PhD.
University “Mtaani”
• University Education in Huruma Slums in Nairobi City -September 2012
• Civic & Development education
• DCDE - Diploma based on adult learning principles & distance learning approaches
• Scholarships –Mentorships-Solidarity thru Edu
Concept of Service Learning
• Teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, internalize civic responsibility and strengthen communities.
SL –Health & Environment
• As a form of community-centered experiential education that places emerging health professionals in community-generated service projects and provides structured opportunities for reflection on the broader social, economic, and political contexts of health & Environment.
HOW AT TUC?
Social Transformation:
…A significant change in social systems...
... and in people's consciousness
Methodology for Social Transformation called “Pastoral Cycle”; Five Stages:
Insertion, Social Cultural Analysis, Theological Reflection, Action& Celebration
Pastoral Cycle
“For a transformed society
where life flourishes
in all its dimensions and where
Christian and other faith communities
are proactive in linking faith
and social responsibility
in the spirit of the
African holistic view of life”.
Social
Cultural
Analysis
Insertion
Action
Process
Theological /
Ministerial Reflection
PC as Praxis for SL
Four characteristics:
1. Concerned with Human Dignity and Social Justice, promoting life in fullness for all
2. Starting from people’s suffering… anguishes and hopes, sorrows and joys
PC
3. A process open to what is still unheard of, not just a ”project”
4. Both a religious and social dimension are present
TUC response to Health & Environment issues
At University Mtaani (University in the Slums) & TUC
1. Usafi Jukumu Letu
2. Justice and Peace Commissions
3. Community Service