MIAS Research Projects And Theses Economic Development of Marginalized peoples of Nairobi Street Preachers/IndigenousChurches and Inculturation Anglican/Catholic and kikuyu Heritage (Ishmael http://www.mias.edu/projects.htm
Extractions: AND ABSTRACTS OF APPROVED MA THESES All Field Research projects are based on forty hours of professional-style field work in and about Nairobi directed by lecturers and facilitated by Kenyan university graduates trained as field assistants. The field assistants work with students on a one-to-one basis making contacts, translations, explanations and interviews. The field research is written up in a required fifteen page research/integration paper on file at the MIAS library. FIRST SESSION COURSE : African Culture: An Overview Topics Researched: Polygamy in Africa: Its Practices and Pastoral Ministry (John Byung-Keun, Ahn, Korean, Kenya Resident) The Biblical Concept of Table Fellowship as Reflected in Gusii Communal Sharing (Mervin John Noronha, Indian, Kenya Resident) A Study of Gikuyu Culture on Decision-making and Problem Solving in Traditional and Modern Families (Loretta Brennan, Australian, Kenya Resident) An Investigation into Ways that Africans were Changed by the coming of Christianity and Ways Missionaries were Changed by their Contact with Africa and its People (Barry Callan, Australian)
Tim And Lara Beth's Kenya Page - History else could be done because the indigenous Muslim population was A HISTORY OF THE KIKUYU15001900, Godfrey SWAHILI-SPEAKING peoples OF KENYA'S COAST, AI Salim http://www.blissites.com/kenya/history.html
Extractions: [General Background] The history of Kenya as a political entity began with the region's inclusion in the British sphere of influence in the late nineteenth century and the subsequent establishment of a British protectorate and colony there. The British brought together the country's diverse elements under a unified administration and bestowed on it the name Kenya after the 5,200-meter peak in the central highlands that the Kikuyu called kere nyaga, the "mountain of whiteness." Improvement in the lot of the average African was limited until after World War II when political movements, like that among the Kikuyu led by Jomo Kenyatta, demanded a role for the black majority in Kenya's government. The determination of the European community to retain exclusive control in a "White Man's Country" and the continued denial of African rights set off a violent reaction during the Mau Mau emergency in the 1950s. The Kikuyu-led insurrection was suppressed, and the lengthy imprisonment of Kenyatta and other African leaders suspected of complicity in it caused a hiatus in organized African political activity until 1960, when the campaign for majority rule within the framework of the colonial regime succeeded in submerging ethnic differences among Africans and in winning the recognition of British authorities.
Art Critic London The British Museum March - ongoing africa in a the customs and ceremonies of indigenouspeoples - and that was that dance shields made by the kikuyu people of http://www.theartnewspaper.com/artcritic/level1/reviewarchive/2001/mar_7_01_main
Extractions: Benin Mask, ivory, iron, copper, and wire. From Benin, Nigeria from the 16th century If you remember the way African art was shown at the old Museum of Mankind, you may be taken aback by the sheer theatricality of the new presentation of the collections at the British Museum in Bloomsbury. At the old museum in Burlington Gardens, for example, the full scale recreation of an African village was not dreary, exactly, but goodness it was educational. The tiny fraction of the collection on display there was used to illustrate the customs and ceremonies of indigenous peoples - and that was that. With the emphasis so firmly on ethnography, gaiety and exuberance were in short supply. If some of the objects happened to be visually exciting so much the better, but somehow it was not the point of the installation. In the new Sainsbury African galleries, art takes precedence over anthropology. The designer Geoff Pickup has placed objects in floor-to-ceiling glass cases, then spot lit them from above and below, as though each item were a performer on a stage. In the centre of one gallery a circular metal stand piled high with oversize vessels spirals towards the ceiling, while decorated dance shields made by the Kikuyu people of Kenya are arranged in bold patters on the walls. In another gallery, a giant masquerade outfit from Malawi in the shape of an antelope adds to the carnival atmosphere, the African equivalent of a pantomime horse. The new galleries manage to be delightful, exotic and slightly menacing all at the same time - like Africa itself.
Islamic World.Net: Countries Tanzania Population 30,339,770 Ethnic groups kikuyu 22%, Luhya the rights of theindigenous people whose on history, national symbols, cultures, and peoples. http://islamic-world.net/countries/kenya.htm
Extractions: Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania Population: Ethnic groups: Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1% Religions: Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 28%, indigenous beliefs 26%, Muslim 7%, other 1% Languages: English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages Area: total: 582,650 sq km, land: 569,250 sq km, water: 13,400 sq km Natural resources: gold, limestone, soda ash, salt barites, rubies, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife, hydropower
Harmful Health Practices: Program Examples World Bank Incorporating indigenous knowledge (IK), customs, and A young Kikuyuwoman in Kenya is redesigning were able to alleviate peoples' concerns about http://www.rho.org/html/hthps_progexamples.htm
Extractions: This page displays best on browsers supporting current Web standards, but all content is viewable through any Web device. The programs below illustrate some of the strategies that have been developed to overcome logistic, cost, provider, client, and other obstacles to eliminate harmful health practices in developing countries. They also provide lessons learned from experience. Submit your own Program Example Burkina Faso: Using an integrated human rights model to improve community health and development. Côte d'Ivoire: Expanding legislation to include punishment provisions for FGM, forced and underage marriage, and sexual harassment. Egypt (CEDPA Project): The Positive Deviance Approach searches for solutions to FGM within the community. Egypt (CEOSS Project): Using a multi-faceted, community-based approach to ending FGM. The Gambia: Designing a new rite of passage that excludes FGM. Guinea: National-level programming for FGM eradication.
::SAMSUNG CRICKET LOVERS:: through by wave upon wave of peoples from all Among the most significant are theKikuyu, Kamba, Gusii however there are numerous other indigenous languages. http://www.samsungcricketlovers.com/about_host/kenya.asp
Extractions: ABOUT KENYA K enya is situated right along the equator, on the eastern coast of the African continent. Its coastal region is on the southeast, and to the east lies Somalia. Ethiopia is to the north, the Sudan to the northwest, and Uganda directly to the west. The southwestern border of the country is marked by Lake Victoria, and southward lies Tanzania. Kenya's geography is marvelously varied. While much of northeastern Kenya is a flat, bush-covered plain, the remainder of the country encompasses pristine beaches, scenic highlands and lake regions, the Great Rift Valley, and the magnificent Mount Kenya. K enya is still the primary focus of all adventure travel in Africa. It is one of the finest and undoubtedly the most famous safari destination in the world. Safari, however, is by no means the only reason to visit Kenya, for the attractions of its rich culture and diverse environments are considerable. K enya has known the presence of humankind since the very earliest development of our species. Moreover, the region has long been a migratory path, passed through by wave upon wave of peoples from all over Africa and, later, from the Middle East as well. K enya's population is overwhelmingly (97%) comprised of people of African descent, though that group is composed of over 70 different tribal groups. Among the most significant are the Kikuyu, Kamba, Gusii, Luhya, and Luo. Kenya's primary languages are English and Swahili, though regional tribal languages abound.
Kenya - Government/History - Mzee Jomo Kenyatta the journalist who launched the first indigenous paper to Publishes My People of Kikuyuand The Life chief to the Governor by Nairobi peoples Convention Party. http://kenya.rcbowen.com/government/kenyatta.html
Extractions: Kenya Government History : Please note that this information is taken from a variety of sources, and I cannot personally vouch for its accuracy. A number of people seem to get quite irate with some of the claims made in here, and want me to alter them. If you can direct me to a more authoritative source, I'd be glad to update it. KENYATTA Taa ya Kenya or Swahili for the 'Light of Kenya' was the man who brought the light of independence to Kenya. Indeed, he was a beacon, a rallying point for suffering Kenyans to fight for their rights, justice and freedom. His brilliance gave strength and aspiration to people beyond the boundaries of Kenya, indeed beyond the shores of Africa. Just as one light shines in total darkness and provides a raliying point, so did Ken-yatta become the focus of the freedom fight for Kenya over half a century to dispell the darkness and injustice of colonialism. Before matter can become light, it has to suffer the rigours of heat. So did Kenyatta suffer the rigorous of imprisonment to bring independence to Kenya. As the founding father of Kenya, and its undisputed leader, he came to be known as Mzee, Swahili for a respected eider. No chronology can adequately reflect the many sided achievements of Mzee Kenyatta. His life is the life of the free Kenya nation chronicled here.
Kenya kikuyu cultural life is interwoven in the biographical native and tribe to describeindigenous Africans and morning rhythms of rural peoples in different http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/mmerryfield/global_resources/modules/AfcKenya.htm
Extractions: http://store.classroom.com/browse/browse.asp?id=38 Recommended this site provides information about a cd-rom and video, by Classroom Connect, which featured a 1,5000 mile, 6 week mountain bike trip through the Great Rift Valley (East Africa) Oct-Nov. 1998. A poster, curriculum guide, cd-rom, video are $69.95. Reviewed by the Stanford University Center for African Studies. Coalition of Violence Against Women (COVAW) - Kenya Recommended because this is a membership-based non-partisan, secular, feminist network of individuals and organizations who are committed to eradicating violence against women. Reviewed by Stanford University Center for African Studies. Coastweek.com (Mombasa)
