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Interfaith Collaboration

on

Faith for Life

Francis Kuria

Inter-Religious Council of Kenya


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This presentation has

Brief on IRCK

Background to Faith for Life

Goal and Objectives

F4L targeted interventions

Products of F4L

Processes

Value of Interfaith in process

Successes

Challenges


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Inter-Religious Council of Kenya

IRCK is the national coalition of faith communitiesin Kenya working through their religiouscoordinating bodies (RCB). These include:

Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat (KEC-CS)

National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK)

Evangelical Alliance of Kenya (EAK)

Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC) Kenya

Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA)

Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM)

National Muslim Leaders Forum (NAMLEF)

Shia Ithnasharia Muslim Association (SHIA)

Hindu Council of Kenya (HCK


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Background to Faith for Life

IRCK has been working with UNICEF since 2003

Did research and published on FBO Responses to OVC Havens for Children in 2004

In 2004, was part of the UNICEF-RfP partnership that wrote

the manual What Religious leaders Can Do In a WorldFull of HIV

In 2007 started collaboration on Child Alive a uniquefundraising for children by religious leaders using a telethonand radiothon

In 2008, started mobilising communities and families forMalezi Bora (Good Nurturing) our national version ofmaternal and child weeks challenges of basis of usingreligious leaders for accelerated child survival and devtemerge


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Faith for Life

A comprehensive communication fordevelopment mechanism using religious

leaders to improve the health of children and

their mothers, guarantee their protection and

ensure their future through education and life

skills

3-year collaboration between IRCK, UNICEF

and Kenyas Ministry of Public Health andSanitation


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Objectives

1. Conduct dialogue and develop theological foundationof the various faiths in Kenya for communication inchild development

2. Publish handbook based on these theologicalfoundations.

3. Empower religious leaders and their faithcommunities in communication for maternal andchild survival and development.

4. Mobilize faith communities to disseminate and usethe handbook

5. Share nationally and internationally the Faith for lifematerials and processes


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Targeted High Impact Interventions

Mother and Child Health Care

Water and Cleanliness

Common Diseases HIV and AIDS

Nutrition

Early Stimulation and Child Protection

Health Seeking Behaviours


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Products

Faith specific handbooks for

Roman Catholics

Protestant Christians

Muslim

Hindu

And very thankfully Sikh

Combined Faith for Life Manual

Pocket-sized booklets

27,000 religious leaders trained on use of thesematerials


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Processes

Dialogue and narrowing of interventions Selection of13 theologians from Roman Catholic,

Protestant Christian, Muslim and Hindu faiths

Theological reflections and compilations by theologians

Pre-testing of initial drafts

Technical compilation by experts from Ministry ofPublic Health and Sanitation and UNICEF

Sharing of theological and technical materials withspecialists from MoPHS, UNICEF and religious leaders

Religious and Technical Validation Design of publicity materials

Community and awareness sensitization

National Faith for Life Conference


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Value of Interfaith

UNICEF as a development partner working withone entity representing all

Interfaith dialogue on the high impact

interventions by Task Force on Health andChildren

Validation of materials theologians were taskedacross faiths

Training of facilitators has been interfaith The communities actually learned specific

teachings of different faiths


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Successes

Roman Catholic Handbook

Protestant Christian Handbook

Muslim Handbook

Joining of and development of Sikh Handbook

Booklets for the three faiths

60 Trainers

1,200 religious leaders from 30 districts trained

National Conference 24th 25th November,2010


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Challenges

Despite the target audience, process has beenvery male dominated not many femaletheologians, at least in Kenya

Initial plan to have one Christian process was illadvised and cost valuable time

Hindu compilation has lagged behind withinHinduism they have 4 main strains and theirscriptures are in several volumes in 5 languages

including Sanskrit which is not widely spoken Process has been slow consultations required at

every stage


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Asante

Thank You

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