Our Programs

Literacy for Women in Africa

BSK has an adult literacy program dubbed literacy for women in Africa. This program mainly targets a group of women of child-bearing age (15 years and above) who have not had the opportunity to learn to read and write.

BSK has an adult literacy program dubbed literacy for women in Africa. This program mainly targets a group of women of child-bearing age (15 years and above) who have not had the opportunity to learn to read and write.
Other persons targeted by the programme include men, young girls, and elderly women. This could also include women who have already had the opportunity to learn to read ‘second chance.’

Turkana County has low literacy levels of 20% considering that it has a population of 926,976 speakers of the language. Non-literates account for 741,580.

The Literacy for Women in Africa programme is currently being implemented in the County with 20 active adult literacy classes spread across Loima, Turkana Central, Turkana North, and Turkana South sub-counties. The program has grown tremendously since 2018 when it began with 10 pilot classes. So far, 1920 learners have been trained with 65% of them being women.

The reason why the program majorly focuses on women is that in the marginalized communities women or girls are denied a chance to go to school, as priority is given to men. Women are seen as people who carry out house chores, bear children, go through practices e.g. female genital mutilation (FGM) and early marriages thus denying them a chance to access education or any form of schooling.

The uniqueness of this program is that it is a non-formal mother tongue-based education meant to impact adult learners with basic reading and writing skills. The main goal of the program is to enable the marginalized communities to read the Word of God in their heart language and be transformed by it.

BSK partners with the Church to implement this programme. The Churches provide venues that are used as classes, they identify passionate people who are trained as teachers, and they assist in monitoring. The Directorate of Adult and Continuing Education office has also come in handy in helping learners to transition to formal schooling to learn other subjects.

other Programs & projects

Open the Book & Programme For Pastoral Instruction PPI

Braille Bible Distribution to the VIP’s Programme

Faith Comes By Hearing (FCBH)

Mwimbi Bible Translation

Young Samaritans Programme

Literacy for Women in Africa

Bibles Eagles Club

African Biblical Leadership Initiative (abli)

Marginalized Children

 

Gikuyu Study Bible Project

Banyala Bible Translation Project

Teso Bible translation project

 

Leaders Empowered to Serve

Written by BSK

November 25, 2024

The Bible Society of Kenya (BSK) celebrated the successful graduation of 28 mentees who completed the Catalysing Leaders Training program.

The ceremony, held on November 22, 2024, at the Pride Inn Hotel marked a significant milestone in the development of a new generation of ethical and transformative leaders. The theme of the event was, “Adapting to Change: Finding Your Niche in a Shifting World,” inspired by Acts 18:2-4.

Catalysing Leaders is a six-month training and mentorship programme that equips young leaders with biblical values, skills, knowledge and mentorship to become authentic, relational and transformational leaders with a high level of accountability and integrity.

Throughout the training, the young leaders acquire the necessary skills, knowledge, and mentorship to become authentic, and impactful leaders.The program featured renowned trainers including BSK Board Chairman Mumo Kisau, Dr. Girma Mohammed, and Dr. Joshva Raja from the British and Foreign Bible Societies among others. These seasoned leaders shared their insights and experiences, inspiring and challenging the participants to widen their thinking as they serve in their communities. The mentees were also paired up with mentors to help them navigate through the journey of leadership.

The program also held interactive group sessions that fostered critical thinking, problem-solving skills and community service activities that allowed participants to apply biblical wisdom to real-world challenges.

The General Secretary Mrs. Elizabeth Muriuki commended the graduates for their dedication and perseverance. She encouraged them to lead with courage, seek guidance from experienced leaders and get insights from the Bible.

The Catalysing Leaders programme has empowered the young leaders to lead with integrity, driven by a commitment to service and positive impact.

We thank God for this great programme and look foward to impacting more leaders in the years to come. Many thanks to our partners who made this programme a reality.

#Catalysingleaders #impact

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