PEACECORE VALLEY BODY OF CHRIST FELLOWSHIP- Kenya, Africa- 27TH /OCT /2009
ORPHANS REPORT
NEEDS ANALYSIS
CULTURAL PRACTICES
In most of the communities in most of our areas the girl child is discriminated against in favor of the boy child. If the resources are scarce for school, it is the girl child who is held back at home when the boy is allowed to continue schooling. This explains the higher drop out numbers for girls in most the schools compared to boys. The poor parents when faced with a choice prefer to educate the boys and leave the girl.
This then leads to the girl child being forced into child labor. In some pastoral communities, the girl child risks being married out to some rich elderly men in return for a herd of cattle. The boys are also divided into two groups: the ‘’bright’ ones who know how attend the cattle and the “dull’ ones who are called the “mental children”. These “dull ones” are subjected to child labor as herds-boys. Circumcision causes temporary school drop outs as well. However, some boys develop disciplinary problems in matters involving female teachers.
The boys believe they have become “men “and should not be disciplined by women. Such boys often drop out and get married.
SEXUAL ABUSE
The socialization processes in discos, videos etc, leads to unwanted pregnancies. The girl children often become infected with sexually transmitted diseases which also leads to school drop outs. However, it is to be noted that quite a number of cases of HIV/AIDS have been reported among the girl children as well as the boys. This is an indication of serious sexual activity and abuse among the teenage children.
Sexual abuse and promiscuity among adults is taking its toll on schooling also because large numbers of children are left as orphans due to the death of their parents from HIV/AIDS. The destitute orphans are left alone and cannot continue with school because they are not able to raise the school requirements. Some may not even have proper accommodation. Many times if their parents have not been married in covenanted or official marriage and die then the orphans have no legal inheritance rights for any property or resources that may remain.
The HIV/AIDS issue generates extreme poverty in such children who may also become entangled in sexual abuse or prostitution while trying to survive. This often leads to early childhood death from violence or disease.
In schools a large number of teachers are dying of HIV/AIDS thus leading to serious under-staffing in schools here. Even before they die frequent absence due to illness leads to a lot of valuable learning hours being wasted which in turn leads to many pupils dropping out due to lack of teachers.
There is a significant need to assist the youth to change their behavior and to develop their talents which will help them to sustain their life. There is a need to create self- discipline of behavior in life which may reduce the spreading of HIV/AIDS. There is a need to start and encourage counseling centers to train peers, educators/counselors and to start enlightening mental ministries for youths. To have educational seminars, outreaches in order to sensitize the youths in the communities by preaching to them the commandments of God through the Word . They need to be supported morally, psychologically, spiritually, materially, and socially. Those out of school need to be supported to start income generating activities in order to earn a living . (It is not easy to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS without eradicating evil ways of life, ignorance, and poverty). This is the vital cultural barriers which put them at risk and should be addressed through ministry.
The Christian parents need to advise and guide their children as the Bible says train your children from their youthful age. When they grow to become adults they will all along the way how they should behave and what manner of conduct they should have.
CONCLUSION;
It is to be noted that child labor consigns the child to eternal poverty. It is incumbent upon the orphans –care-takers to ensure that the children of school age are retained in school preparing for a better future. The way forward to retain them in school can be to identify possible income generating activities in each school by which needy students can be compensated for prior to, during or after school hours. This could help with the dues and fees which have to be paid by the orphans or children from very poverty afflicted families.
It is important for preachers of the Word to engage in this vital role at this critical time and to mount aggressive campaigns against HIV/AIDS by discouraging irresponsible sex by all persons. SPEAK LOUDLY AGAINST THE IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR.
Evidently our ministry cares for a reasonable number of orphans and widows by supporting them with the necessary basic needs: I.E. food and clothes, medications. We are fervently praying for anyone whom is touched by the Lord to volunteer individually or as organizations to be compassionately supportive of us for any help on these issues. We believe He who generously blesses will bless you abundantly in return
God chooses leaders of His own who He wishes to lead his congregations …………….Numbers 27:15-23,Matthew 9:36……………Let the Lord, the Lord of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation…….. and (Moses) he laid his hands on him and inaugurated him….
We have been selected as leaders in His ministry and to be light to the world, to preach to people the truths of the Word and the spiritual will of God in our lives.
May the Lord bless you and keep you in his perfect love,
In Him
Pastor John Aming’a.
Kenya, Africa 
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