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

 

Transformed through God’s Word

Written by Joy Balusi

August 17, 2020

Can you imagine how the world would be when everyone has a Bible?The society would be transformed right?

Do you know that there are people who have never read the Bible due to poverty, ignorance, or low literacy levels? Yet some have the Bible but have no time to read it, hence the Word does not achieve its intended purpose in their lives.

As an interdenominational organization, the Bible Society of Kenya has been on the front line to ensure that Scriptures are accessible to all corners of Kenya. Through our Faith Comes By Hearing programme (FCBH) we have managed to reach many with God’s word. The FCBH programme avails the good news in audio formats and in different local languages.

Audio Bibles are packaged in attractive formats and can be listened to in groups. In the groups, people listen, discuss, follow up, and share testimonies on the impact of the Bible in their lives. In a group, one gets refreshed, relationships are built, and spiritual growth is experienced.

In July, we conducted sensitization workshops and listening groups which helped to unite families. We also received reports of people getting saved and persons with special needs witnessing the impact of listening to the word.

“Thank you so much Bible Society of Kenya. My people in Kwale are getting born again! I have over 20 people saved within the period we have been listening to the audio Bible. The power of the listening group cannot be under-estimated. We bless God and keep praying for us.” Rev.Omar Chiguzo.

“I thank Bible Society of Kenya for the special gift of a Bible.I have challenges with my sight and had to request people to read for me the Bible. I am glad that i can now listen to my Bible wherever I am.”Topista Ayuma.

We further partnered with Kenyatta National  hospital where we gave them audio Bibles for patients in different wards.They appreciated the gesture as it will help inspire hope in God despite their current circumstances.

Audio Bibles are open for all and can be listened to in an organized formal or informal setting. Call us on 0719250559/0722205843 for more information on how to participate in this programme.

 

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