Service Learning Conference

Africa Regional Hub- TUC

Dr. Judith Pete

TUC

• Founded to form members of religious orders for ministry in the church and society in Africa

• Jointly owned by the member religious congregations

• Rooted in Catholic Tradition, planted and nourished in East Africa (the AMECEA region)

• Committed to academic excellence & personal transformation of its students

IST

• Founded 1994 by Rev Prof. Francisco Pierli, Comboni missionary

• Professional and ministerial training

• Not job-seekers, but job-creators

• Sharing the vision & commitment to social justice & holistic transformation

• IST programs

– Certificate, Diploma, BA, MA , MBA-S. Ent. & PhD.

University “Mtaani”

• University Education in Huruma Slums in Nairobi City -September 2012

• Civic & Development education

• DCDE - Diploma based on adult learning principles & distance learning approaches

• Scholarships –Mentorships-Solidarity thru Edu

Concept of Service Learning

• Teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, internalize civic responsibility and strengthen communities.

SL –Health & Environment

• As a form of community-centered experiential education that places emerging health professionals in community-generated service projects and provides structured opportunities for reflection on the broader social, economic, and political contexts of health & Environment.

HOW AT TUC?

Social Transformation:

…A significant change in social systems...

... and in people's consciousness

Methodology for Social Transformation called “Pastoral Cycle”; Five Stages:

Insertion, Social Cultural Analysis, Theological Reflection, Action& Celebration

Pastoral Cycle

“For a transformed society

where life flourishes

in all its dimensions and where

Christian and other faith communities

are proactive in linking faith

and social responsibility

in the spirit of the

African holistic view of life”.

Social

Cultural

Analysis

Insertion

Action

Process

Theological /

Ministerial Reflection

PC as Praxis for SL

Four characteristics:

1. Concerned with Human Dignity and Social Justice, promoting life in fullness for all

2. Starting from people’s suffering… anguishes and hopes, sorrows and joys

PC

3. A process open to what is still unheard of, not just a ”project”

4. Both a religious and social dimension are present

TUC response to Health & Environment issues

At University Mtaani (University in the Slums) & TUC

1. Usafi Jukumu Letu

2. Justice and Peace Commissions

3. Community Service