KENYA: KCCB Plans to roll out Programs for Parenting and Couples
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| (Left) Mrs. Theresa Abuya, Nation Family Life Coordinator, (Center) Rt. Rev Salesius Mugambi, KCCB Chairman Family Life during the fund drive to raise money for the program. |
The Kenya
Conference of Catholic Bishops through the office of Family Life has expressed
deep commitments to embark on programs geared towards good parenting and
journeying with couples. The National
Family Life coordinator at KCCB, Mrs. Theresa Mera Abuya revealed this to
AMECEA Online News during an interview at her office in Nairobi.
Conference of Catholic Bishops through the office of Family Life has expressed
deep commitments to embark on programs geared towards good parenting and
journeying with couples. The National
Family Life coordinator at KCCB, Mrs. Theresa Mera Abuya revealed this to
AMECEA Online News during an interview at her office in Nairobi.
According to
Abuya, the conference has identified two main issues that currently pose danger
to the family and which the conference plans to pay close attention to.
Abuya, the conference has identified two main issues that currently pose danger
to the family and which the conference plans to pay close attention to.
“Parenting
is a major challenge to many families because when you look at the society you
will realize that all the ills are emanating from irresponsible parenting.” She
said adding that parents are busy looking for resource for the families at the
expense of quality time together leaving the children in the care of nannies,
PlayStations and television hence the disconnect and lack of family essence.
is a major challenge to many families because when you look at the society you
will realize that all the ills are emanating from irresponsible parenting.” She
said adding that parents are busy looking for resource for the families at the
expense of quality time together leaving the children in the care of nannies,
PlayStations and television hence the disconnect and lack of family essence.
The second
major challenge that the conference intend to address is the issue of
journeying with the couples from courtship to marriage and after marriage
because divorce and separation rates are alarming according to Abuya.
major challenge that the conference intend to address is the issue of
journeying with the couples from courtship to marriage and after marriage
because divorce and separation rates are alarming according to Abuya.
“Marriage in
today’s society has been reduced to fulfillment of gaps in people’s lives for
instance, financial security or need to sire kids, the real meaning of
marriage, which is companionship has completely been lost,” she said.
today’s society has been reduced to fulfillment of gaps in people’s lives for
instance, financial security or need to sire kids, the real meaning of
marriage, which is companionship has completely been lost,” she said.
It is
against this backdrop that the National Family Life office intends to carry out
a number of activities to address these challenges. The programs are meant to
be carried out from the diocese and trickled down to parishes in order to have
great impact.
against this backdrop that the National Family Life office intends to carry out
a number of activities to address these challenges. The programs are meant to
be carried out from the diocese and trickled down to parishes in order to have
great impact.
Mrs. Abuya
said that lack of finances has big a big challenge to implementing planned
activities, which includes organizing yearly national couples’ retreats,
training family life educators from each diocese, training catechists from the
dioceses who handle most of the issues to do with family life; training natural
family planning trainers from the dioceses and coordinating dioceses on family
life.
said that lack of finances has big a big challenge to implementing planned
activities, which includes organizing yearly national couples’ retreats,
training family life educators from each diocese, training catechists from the
dioceses who handle most of the issues to do with family life; training natural
family planning trainers from the dioceses and coordinating dioceses on family
life.
The office
is currently involved in mobilization of funds to support its initiatives. Led
by the Bishop Chairman of the KCCB Family Life, Rt. Rev Salesius Mugambi, the
national office held a funds drive on 6th June, to raise money to
enable the office roll out its program in all the Dioceses. Through the fund
drive, the office managed to collect one million Kenyan Shillings (USD 10, 500)
which Mrs. Abuya said was far from their target but will go a long way. She is
hoping that the program will be self-sustainable and also from good wills
is currently involved in mobilization of funds to support its initiatives. Led
by the Bishop Chairman of the KCCB Family Life, Rt. Rev Salesius Mugambi, the
national office held a funds drive on 6th June, to raise money to
enable the office roll out its program in all the Dioceses. Through the fund
drive, the office managed to collect one million Kenyan Shillings (USD 10, 500)
which Mrs. Abuya said was far from their target but will go a long way. She is
hoping that the program will be self-sustainable and also from good wills
Source: Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News
