Faith Organizations and Social Economic Welfare in Kenya

dc.creator	Richard Muko OCHANDA
dc.date	2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:24:17Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:24:17Z
dc.identifier	2066-7329
dc.identifier	2067-9270
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/896d6ef3669f46b58c3fe7ed1904baba
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/29886
dc.description	This study contributes to the discourse on religion and development by studying the contribution of the faith organizations to socio-economic welfare in Kenya.The studystarts by exploring the history of Christian and Muslim religions in Kenya including their historicalpros and cons. It thenanalyses government datain the light of the contribution of faith actors in education and health in the country deposited at the Kenya Open Data project. Lastly, it presents case analyses of the works of the major umbrella religious organizations in Kenya.The study found that religious actors have contributed in significant ways to Kenya’s development despite the scourge of slavery and ultimate colonization. One major contribution was the promotion and development of Swahililanguage which enabled communication amongst different ethnic communities.Swahili language also became a medium which enabled education and trade to take place. Secondly religious actors have contributed immensely in the education, health and agriculture sectors. These actorshave also helped in tackling social exclusion of vulnerable populations, infrastructure building and also in promoting peaceful co-existence.This study attempts to demonstrate that religious actors are silent development actors complimenting government efforts whose work traverses all spheres of the economy.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Romanian
dc.publisher	Lumen
dc.relation	http://revistaromaneasca.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/6-Faith-Organizations.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2066-7329
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2067-9270
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 81-105 (2012)
dc.subject	Christian
dc.subject	Muslim
dc.subject	religion
dc.subject	faith based organizations
dc.subject	education
dc.subject	health
dc.subject	religious/faith actors
dc.subject	Swahili.
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Faith Organizations and Social Economic Welfare in Kenya
dc.type	article