Roles of Diaspora Christians in Mission and Evangelism from an African Orthodox Perspective

This paper will focus on the specific roles that the diaspora orthodox Christian can play in mission and evangelism today. The main objective is to bring into the attention, and especially from a missiological point of view, the fact that the diaspora Christians can have an active role to play in the mission of the church. The active Orthodox Church missions has been understand to mean overseas mission and especially in Africa, Asia and in the Albania. However, in the course of the orthodox Christian migration history, there has been missiological connection between the diaspora Christians in the hosting countries and their respective home countries. The focus of this paper is on this missiological connection and how it can translate to an active role of the involved Christians to the mission of the church in Africa. The paper tracks the mission praxis of the diaspora Christians in Africa and beyond

Determinants of Livelihood Outcome Differentials among Urban Youth in Nairobi, Kenya

Youth livelihood outcomes (YLO) are important factors in the development of sustainable community livelihoods in Kenya.  The purpose of the study was to determine the predictors of urban youth livelihood outcomes in Nairobi, Kenya. The study was guided by the General Systems Theory by Bertalanffy (1968) and the Department for International Development (DFID) livelihoods framework (1999). A survey of 206 youths was conducted in Kamukunji Sub-County in Nairobi County. Results showed that there was a significant relationship between individual attributes and youth livelihood outcomes (χ2= 44.47; d.f. =14; ρ<0.01). Specifically, age (p<0.05), marital status (p<0.05), household headship (p<0.01), individual savings (p<0.05), individual assets (p<0.01) were important predictors of youth livelihood outcomes. Implications for formulating appropriate intervention programs to enhance youth livelihood outcomes are included. Keywords: capitals, individual attributes, livelihood strategies, youth livelihood outcome

The christian witness and orthodox pneumatology in Africa

This dissertation with the title: “Christian Witness and Orthodox Pneumatology in Africa: the Dynamics of Orthodox Pneumatology as Mission Paradigm in Orthodox Mission in Kenya”, is an academic case study of Orthodox Church in Kenya. Following the results of the case study, the project proofs how pneumatological paradigm as a theological oriented approach (if applied) would be the most creative and resourceful mission method today. The main objective and aim of this study is to provide a concrete theological approach to orthodox mission field especially in Africa. This project provides an argument how classical mission paradigms should be dropped and a paradigm which is theological, dynamic and creative as well as genuine to the Οrthodox tradition be applied. The application of such a paradigm would definitely mean bringing back the very meaning of Christian mission which is sharing and witnessing God’s love to His creation. In this dissertation Qualitative Research Method has been used. It is one of the most successful methods used in cultural anthropology especially when studying cultural behavior, cultural knowledge and cultural artefacts. Although this project is not an Ethnographical research, this method has been used because of its cultural anthropological nature which is becoming important in theological studies and in particular in missiology where theology is meeting ‘new’ cultures.Η παρούσα διατριβή, με τίτλο: “Η Χριστιανική Μαρτυρία και η Ορθόδοξη Πνευματολογία στην Αφρική: η Δυναμική της Ορθόδοξης Πνευματολογίας ως Παράδειγμα στην Ορθόδοξη Ιεραποστολή της Κένυας”, αποτελεί μια ακαδημαϊκή έρευνα στην Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία της Κένυας. Στη συνέχεια, ακολουθώντας τα αποτελέσματα της έρευνας, αποδεικνύεται πως το πνευματολογικό παράδειγμα ως προσέγγιση με θεολογικό προσανατολισμό (αν εφαρμοστεί) θα είναι η πιο δημιουργική και δυναμική μέθοδος στο πλαίσιο της Ορθόδοξης ιεραποστολής. Κύριο αντικείμενο και στόχο της έρευνας αποτελεί η εύρεση μιας συμπαγούς θεολογικής μεθόδου για το Oρθόδοξο ιεραποστολικό πεδίο, ιδιαίτερα στην Αφρική. Υποστηρίζεται στη συνέχεια ότι τα κλασσικά παραδείγματα θα πρέπει προφανώς να πάψουν να υπάρχουν και ένα άλλο θεολογικό, δυναμικό και δημιουργικό παράδειγμα, πιστό στην Ορθόδοξη παράδοση, θα πρέπει να εφαρμοστεί. Στην παρούσα διατριβή χρησιμοποιήθηκε η μέθοδος της «Επιτόπιας Έρευνας». Η μέθοδος αυτή είναι το κύριο εργαλείο στην επιστήμη της εθνογραφίας και είναι μία από τις πιο επιτυχημένες μεθόδους της «Ποιοτικής Έρευνας» (Qualitative Research Methods) που χρησιμοποιούνται στην πολιτισμική ανθρωπολογία, ιδίως κατά τη μελέτη του πολιτισμού, δηλαδή της πολιτιστικής συμπεριφοράς, της πολιτιστικής γνώσης και της πολιτιστικής τέχνης. Αν και η παρούσα διατριβή δεν είναι μία έρευνα Εθνογραφική, η χρήση της «Επιτόπιας Έρευνας» ως ανθρωπολογική μέθοδος έχει χρησιμοποιηθεί εξαιτίας της πολιτισμικής ανθρωπολογικής φύσεως, η οποία πιστεύομε ότι είναι ένα ουσιαστικό κομμάτι της θεολογίας. Η ανθρωπολογική φύση της Ορθόδοξης θεολογίας είναι απαραίτητη, κυρίως στους τομείς της ιεραποστολής, όπου η θεολογία συνάντα «νέους» πολιτισμούς. Η διατριβή αυτή έχει πέντε κεφαλαία, συμπέρασμα, παράρτημα, που περιλαμβάνει ερωτηματολόγια και φωτογραφίες που συλλέχτηκαν κατά τη διάρκεια των συνεντεύξεων

Can Market-Based Approaches to Technology Development and Dissemination Benefit Women Smallholder Farmers? A Qualitative Assessment of Gender Dynamics in the Ownership, Purchase, and use of Irrigation Pumps in Kenya and Tanzania

policy solutions to sustainably end hunger and malnutrition and reduce poverty. The Institute conducts research, communicates results, optimizes partnerships, and builds capacity to ensure sustainable food production, promote healthy food systems, improve markets and trade, transform agriculture, build resilience, and strengthen institutions and governance. Gender is considered in all of the Institute’s work. IFPRI collaborates with partners around the world, including development implementers, public institutions, the private sector, and farmers ’ organizations, to ensure that local, national, regional, and global food policies are based on evidence. AUTHORS Jemimah Njuk

Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in select countries-volume 4

Due to the introduction of newer, more efficacious treatment options, there is a pressing need for policy makers and public health officials to develop or adapt national hepatitis C virus (HCV) control strategies to the changing epidemiological landscape. To do so, detailed, country-specific data are needed to characterize the burden of chronic HCV infection. In this study of 17 countries, a literature review of published and unpublished data on HCV prevalence, viraemia, genotype, age and gender distribution, liver transplants and diagnosis and treatment rates was conducted, and inputs were validated by expert consensus in each country. Viraemic prevalence in this study ranged from 0.2% in Hong Kong to 2.4% in Taiwan, while the largest viraemic populations were in Nigeria (2 597 000 cases) and Taiwan (569 000 cases). Diagnosis, treatment and liver transplant rates varied widely across the countries included in this analysis, as did the availability of reliable data. Addressing data gaps will be critical for the development of future strategies to manage and minimize the disease burden of hepatitis