32 Videos Into the World: Kenya Joy Land -There are 4 video segments in this series—Introduction, Education, Women’s Ministries, and Future. http://centralmissions.org/resource/into-the-world-kenya-joyland/ Video Highlighting The Salvation Army’s work in Mali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPuJkL02Iyo Video Highlighting The Salvation Army’s work in Tanzania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDFcaNi_BDg Additional Sources: Mali CultureGram Kenya by Jim Bartell Kenya by Bridget Giles Kenya by Robert Pateman and Josie Elias Kenya CultureGram Tanzania by Jay Heale and Winnie Wong Tanzania CultureGram Also check out our 20 New Corps—Africa Pinterest Page! https://www.pinterest.com/wmissions/20-new-corps-africa/ 1 Family Kit: Kenya, Mali, Tanzania Produced by: The Salvation Army World Missions Department 5550 Prairie Stone Pkwy Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 centralmissions.org • [email protected]• 847-294-2108
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Videos Into the World: Kenya Joy Land -There are 4 video segments in this series—Introduction, Education, Women’s Ministries, and Future. http://centralmissions.org/resource/into-the-world-kenya-joyland/ Video Highlighting The Salvation Army’s work in Mali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPuJkL02Iyo Video Highlighting The Salvation Army’s work in Tanzania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDFcaNi_BDg Additional Sources: Mali CultureGram Kenya by Jim Bartell Kenya by Bridget Giles Kenya by Robert Pateman and Josie Elias Kenya CultureGram Tanzania by Jay Heale and Winnie Wong Tanzania CultureGram Also check out our 20 New Corps—Africa Pinterest Page! https://www.pinterest.com/wmissions/20-new-corps-africa/
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Family Kit: Kenya, Mali, Tanzania
Produced by:
The Salvation Army World Missions Department 5550 Prairie Stone Pkwy Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Family Kit Objectives: • Increase global and cultural awareness • Develop an understanding of God’s love for the nations • Foster a spirit of generosity and compassion toward others
How does the Family Kit work?
The Family Kit includes a Bible story or lesson based on a missions-
related topic, a culture card, several story cards, a summary activity,
and “Learn More” activities. At the bottom of each culture and story
card is a list of related “Learn More” activities. Detailed instructions
and information for each activity is in the “Learn More” appendix at
the end of this booklet.
There are many resources included in the Family Kit but don’t feel
like you need to use them all! Choose the activities that are best
suited to your family structure and needs. You might make the Family
Kit a part of your family devotions or designate a certain day of the
week as Family Kit Day and share one element together each week.
Encourage your family to share what they're learning through the
Family Kit! Talk about the different lessons and insights with your
friends and share photos of projects and activities on social media
using #20NewCorps.
Suggestions for adapting the Family Kit:
Consider adapting Family Kit resources to use in character building
programs, music forces, Sunday School, Junior Church, children’s
sermon lessons, missionary minutes or as bulletin inserts.
Currency Craft Music
Climate/weather
Sports Fund-raiser
Recipe
Language Book Game /
Activity
Movie
Legend:
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Porridge Recipe
(Source: http://amaica.co.ke/blog/authentic-kenyan-breakfast-option-uji-wa-wimbi-porridge/) Ingredients 1 cup millet flour (if unable to find this at the store, make your own by grinding millet grains) 5 cups of water Cold milk (optional) Sugar (optional) Put 4 cups of water in a pan and place it over a fire (on the stove). In a separate pan, take the 1 cup of millet flour and mix it with 1 cup of cold water in a cup. Stir it to a smooth paste. Bring the water in the pan to a boil, then pour in the flour paste. Stir non-stop until it becomes thick and starts to boil. Lower the heat and allow to cook for at least 7 minutes. If desired, mix with cold milk and sugar before serving. Ugali Recipe
(Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Ugali) Ingredients: 1 cup corn or maize flour 3 cups boiling water 1 cup cold water Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a kettle or other pan. In a separate pan, combine 1 cup corn flour and 1 cup cold water. Add boiling water to the corn flour mixture, 1 cup at a time and stirring after each addition. Continue stirring, making sure that the mixture is getting even heating and that you smooth out any lumps that develop. Cook until the ugali is a thickened consistency (slightly thicker than mashed potatoes) and until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the pan. If needed, add up to 1 additional cup of corn flour. Serve ugali with stew or collard greens.
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Mama Panya’s Pancakes
(Source: Mama Panya’s Pancakes book by Mary and Rich Chamberlin) Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups plain flour 2 c cold water 1 1/3 c vegetable oil 1/2 t salt 1/2 t cardamom or nutmeg 1/2 t red chili pepper flakes, crushed
In a bowl, mix all the ingredients with a fork. Preheat a nonstick pan (no oil is needed) at a medium to low setting. Ladle 1/4 cup of batter into the center of the pan. Tilt the pan to spread the batter to about the size of a grapefruit. Cook until you see tiny bubbles in the pancake, then gently flip it over. When the second side begins to pop up from the heat, the pancake is ready.
Pumpkin Vegetable Soup
(Source: Community Soup book by Alma Fullerton) Wash, peel and chop the following ingredients: 1 cup of pumpkin 1 sweet potato 1 cup of mixed vegetables (beans, carrots, corn, celery) 1 large onion
Put above ingredients in a large soup pot and add: 6 cups vegetable stock 1 inch of gingerroot, peeled and minced 1 stick of cinnamon
Bring the pot of soup to a boil, then reduce it to a simmer and add: 2 cloves of garlic, chopped 1/4 t each of parsley, basil and chili flakes
Simmer for about 30 minutes, then add: 1/2 cup of milk Salt and pepper
Turn off the heat and remove the cinnamon stick. Use a hand blender to puree the soup. Serve topped with diced red pepper and parsley.
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Bible Lesson What does the Bible say? 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 (International Children’s Bible) - “And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God gave the churches in Macedonia. They have been tested by great troubles. And they are very poor. But they gave much because of their great joy. I can tell you that they gave as much as they were able. They gave even more than they could afford. No one told them to do it. But they asked us again and again—they begged us to let them share in this service for God’s people. And they gave in a way that we did not expect: They first gave themselves to the Lord and to us. This is what God wants. So we asked Titus to help you finish this special work of grace. He is the one who started this work. You are rich in everything—in faith, in speaking, in knowledge, in truly wanting to help, and in the love you learned from us. And so we want you to be rich also in this gift of giving.”
Discussion What does the scripture tell us about God? What does the scripture tell us about ourselves? What does this scripture tell us about the world?
Summary Those who were part of the Macedonian church were very poor yet they gave generously. As children, you may not have much to give financially, but think about how you can show generosity. Let your giving attitude flow out from your love for God and the joy He has given you!
Action • Pray and ask God to help you to have a spirit of generosity. • Talk with your family and determine how you can be rich in the
gift of giving.
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Kenya: Culture Card
Warm year-round. Dry season and 2 rainy seasons
English and Swahili are Kenya’s official
languages
Soccer and track and field are popular
sports
Kenyan shilling
The Salvation Army in Kenya The first Salvation Army meetings were held in Nairobi in 1921. Throughout the next 80 years, the expansion of The Salvation Army in East Africa would mean the continual reorganization of The Salvation Army in that region. By 2005, The Salvation Army East Africa Territory disbanded to form the Kenya Territory and the Uganda Command. In 2008, due to rapid growth, the Kenya Territory divided into two different territories—Kenya East and Kenya West. The Salvation Army in Kenya preaches the gospel in the languages of English, Kiswahili (known as Swahili) and a number of regional languages. What are corps like in Kenya? Many of the corps in Kenya have large congregations and soldiers wear white Salvation Army uniforms. In rural areas, corps buildings often have dirt floors and benches to sit on.
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Share a historical account in the style of oral tradition
In this Family Kit we learned that storytelling and oral tradition are
very important in many African cultures. Tell a family story, a Bible
story, or a story from the community in the style of oral tradition. If
you are doing this activity with a group, consider inviting a librarian or
a community leader to share a story from the community’s history. Recipes
Eat a meal with only locally grown foods
In many places around the world, the food that is consumed is all
locally grown. Plan, shop for, prepare, and eat a meal using foods that
have only been grown locally. Then discuss the following questions:
• What did you learn from this experience?
• Was it difficult or easy to plan a meal with only locally grown
foods?
• What are the benefits and disadvantages of eating only locally
Cut cheese stick in two pieces—1/3 of the stick and 2/3 of the stick.
Put four pretzel sticks into the larger (2/3) cheese stick, 2 on each side angled diagonally downward. These will be the legs of the giraffe.
Put the fifth pretzel stick into one end of the larger cheese stick, angled diagonally upward. This will be the neck of the giraffe. Insert the smaller cheese stick onto the giraffe’s neck. This smaller cheese stick will be the giraffe’s head. Enjoy! Tip: Purchase strong pretzels that are able to hold the weight of the cheese sticks!
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last bean takes you past your home into your opponent’s pits, just keep sowing into his/her pits but do NOT sow into his/her home. If your last bean ends in one of your empty pits, capture the beans in your opponent’s pit directly across from yours—take your opponent’s beans and the bean that won them and put them in your home.
Continue playing the game until one player is out of beans on his/her side. The opponent then takes whatever beans are left on his/her side and puts them in his/her home.
Count out the beans in each home and the player with the most beans wins! Play Drapeau (Capture the Flag) (Adapted from http://www.gameskidsplay.net/games/chasing_games/drapeau.htm) Before the Game Mark off a large rectangle for the playing area. Divide the court in half, one side for offense and one side for defense. A tennis court or gym is a good sized area for this game. At one end of the playing area, place a medium-sized flag, stick, or similar item. The side where the flag is placed will be the defensive side. Rules The goal of the game is for the offensive team to take the flag home to their side. The defense has to stop them from stealing the flag.
Select one person from the offensive team to be the “police officer” stationed in the middle of the two zones.
The offensive team is safe from being “out” (tagged by an opponent on the defensive team) when standing in the offense zone.
The defensive players are only “out” when tagged by the police officer in the center zone.
The offensive team can go into the defense zone but the defense team cannot go into the offense zone.
When the offensive team successfully gets the flag to the far back edge of their zone, the game concludes and the teams switch sides.
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Kenya Facts • Kenya is roughly the same square footage as the state of Texas and
lies on the Equator. • More than 60 different languages and dialects are spoken in Kenya
and there are over 40 different ethnic groups. • Kenya is named after Mount Kenya, the second-tallest mountain in
Africa, which is located in the middle of the country. • The “long rains” last from April to June and the “short rains” are
from October to November. If there is not enough rain during these seasons droughts can cause water scarcity and food insecurity.
• The Kenyan flag features the Maasai shield and two crossed spears in the middle.
• About 82% of Kenyans are Christians. The Salvation Army in Kenya focuses on meeting spiritual needs but also has many social programs which address physical needs such as clean water and medical care.
• Kenyans are famous for running! 8 out of 10 of the fastest male marathoners on record are Kenyan and 4 out of 10 of the fastest female marathoners on record are Kenyan!
• Most Kenyans travel on foot, but in Nairobi there is a lot of traffic and some people travel by matatu.
• Children in Kenya love to play! If they don’t have toys they make their own from wire or old boxes. They especially enjoy soccer. If they don’t have a soccer ball, they may kick around a bundle of rags.
• Kenyan music is often based on drums and is great for dancing! • In the spirit of Harambee, Kenyans often pool their time and money
to build schools, clinics, and churches that benefit the whole community.
Learn More!
Drum Craft
The Matatu by Eric Walters Into the World: Kenya Joy Land—Introduction segment
Glossary Harambee—”Let us all pull together” in Swahili; motto of Kenya Matatu—Kenyan minibus distinguishable by colorful decoration and usually equipped with loud sound systems and television screens to attract customers.
Soccer CFA franc, currency common to French-speaking African
countries
The Salvation Army in Mali The Salvation Army was officially registered in Mali in 2007. As a relatively new work, there are 3 Salvation Army corps and 2 outposts. All of the Salvation Army’s ministries are implemented by their 6 officers with support from 125 senior soldiers and 41 adherents. The Salvation Army in Mali has also been instrumental in reaching out to neighboring Burkina Faso by holding youth Bible Camps and establishing outposts in that country. The Salvation Army in Mali preaches the gospel in Bambara and French. What are corps like in Mali? The main purpose for the corps buildings in Mali is to allow meetings to continue regardless of weather, providing a place of shelter from rain and intense sun. Some corps buildings consist of only a roof and several walls. There may be a gap between the walls and the corrugated metal roof.
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brownies. Sell the brownies and donate profits to 20 New Corps, but be sure to also pay back the original loan to your parents! You can also use your profits to purchase additional supplies and continue to multiply your talents. Not sure what type of business to start? Here are some ideas: raking leaves, cleaning, babysitting.
Games/Activities
Field Trip to the Zoo Visit your local zoo to see some of the animals that are indigenous to Africa. You might want to keep a list, photos, or journal of the animals that you find. If you are going to the zoo with a group, consider splitting into two groups and have a competition to see which group can find more African animals! Play Bao (Mancala) (Adapted from http://www.mariespastiche.com/2014/03/west-african-game-how-to-make-and-play.html) Supplies: Empty egg carton (cut off the lid) 48 counters—beans, beads, pebbles, any small item
Directions: Remove the lid from the egg carton, cut it in half (“hamburger” way) and put underneath the carton, sticking out a bit on each end to create a “home” on the side of the egg carton. The “home” is where you will store the beans that you have won.
Place 4 beans in each of the pits of the egg carton (where the eggs used to be). The 2 players sit across from each other. Place the egg carton between the players, with a row of 6 pits facing each person. The 6 pits in front of you are yours, along with the home at the end (right) of the row.
You are now ready to play! Play is done counter-clockwise. Choose one of your pits and take out all of the beans. Sow your beans by dropping them one after the other in the next four pits, moving in a counter-clockwise direction. You should now have 1 empty pit and 5 beans in the next 4 pits.
If your last bean ends up in your home, you get another turn. If your
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Safari Collage Craft (Adapted from http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Safari-Collage.html) Supplies: Construction paper—green, brown, yellow, tan, blue Scissors Pencil Glue Animal crackers
Directions Glue half sheet of tan construction paper along the bottom half of a piece of blue construction paper. This will form the sky and the desert.
Trace the outline of both of the child’s hands onto the green construction paper. Cut out hand outlines.
Cut a tree trunk out of the brown paper. Glue the tree trunk onto the desert and glue the green hand outlines to the top of the tree trunk to form the leaves.
Cut a circle out of yellow paper and glue it in the blue sky as the sun.
Glue animal crackers onto the page, considering where each specific animal would usually reside (monkeys in trees, lions on the ground, etc.)
Fundraiser
Multiply Your Talents In this Family Kit we have learned about income-generating projects and micro-credit loans. As a child, you may not have a lot of funds available to you, but through this fundraiser you will be able to multiply your talents and raise funds for the 20 New Corps initiative! Here’s how this works—ask your parents for a small loan of $2.00 or less in order to purchase something to get your “business” started. Use your loan to buy supplies that can be used to make something that will yield a larger profit. If you’re good at baking, maybe your $2.00 would be used to buy ingredients to make
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Mali Facts • Mali was a French colony until gaining its independence in 1960. • 70% of Mali is made up of desert or semidesert regions. • Malian children assume household chores beginning at
age five. Boys work in the fields or care for livestock while girls make flour, care for younger siblings and work in the home.
• The Malian flag consists of three equal vertical stripes. The green stripe on the left stands for the fertile lands of Mali. The gold, middle stripe represents purity and the land’s rich minerals. The red stripe on the right signifies the blood shed for independence from France.
• About 95% of Malians are Muslim with only 2% claiming Christianity. While The Salvation Army continues to grow in Mali, it is a challenge to win souls for Christ in this Muslim-dominated culture.
• Only a small percentage of the population has internet access yet many Malians own inexpensive cell phones.
• Mali is home to the capital Bamako and the city Timbuktu! • Music and dance are an important part of Malian culture. Each of
Mali’s regions has a distinct musical tradition, some incorporating the balophone. Many Malian musicians have relocated to France and signed with record labels!
• Resources are very limited in many areas of Mali. On average, there is 1 doctor for every 20,000 people.
• Mali has a strong oral tradition, meaning that history is often passed down through stories told through the generations.
• 70% of Mali’s population is unable to read or write. The Salvation Army has developed a literacy program which is being used in 2 corps.
Learn More!
Play drapeau
Share a historical account in the style of oral tradition
Watch a video highlighting The Salvation Army’s work in Mali
Glossary Balophone—A large wooden instrument similar to a xylophone. Common instrument in southern Mali. Drapeau—This word means “flag” in French and is the name of a game children often play.
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Tanzania: Culture Card
Hot, humid costal strip; dry central plateau; semi-
temperate mountains
Swahili—primary official language. English— second official language.
Soccer Tanzanian shilling
The Salvation Army in Tanzania The Salvation Army began in Tanzania in 1933, as part of the East Africa Territory. One of the strong focuses of The Salvation Army’s work in Tanzania is to disabled children, through their primary school and through initiatives in rural villages. In recent years, record number of cadets have entered the Training College in Tanzania. Cadets’ children are not accommodated at the College and remain at home during their parents’ two years of training. The Salvation Army in Tanzania preaches the gospel in Kiswahili (also known as Swahili) and various tribal languages. ‘The Salvation Army’ in Kiswahili is ‘Jeshi la Wokovu.’ What are corps like in Tanzania? Corps buildings are modest, sometimes consisting of a few planks and sheets of corrugated iron. Some congregations do not even have a corps building. In these situations corps members may gather for worship in the home of one of the local soldiers or meet under a tree.
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Two rubber bands Scraps of fabric or paper towel Small stick or tree branch Art supplies to decorate drum
Directions Cut the bottom off a non-inflated round balloon. Stretch the balloon over the plastic container and secure the balloon with a rubber band.
Cut off the bottom of another balloon. Stuff fabric or paper towel into the balloon to make a small ball. Put the stick into the balloon, gather the balloon opening and secure with a rubber band. This is the drum stick.
Decorate the plastic container and enjoy playing music your drum! Lion Mask Craft Supplies: Paper plate Glue Pencil Strips of orange, yellow, brown construction paper
Directions Cut a hole in the middle of the paper plate, large enough for the child’s face to fit through like a mask.
Put a line of glue around the inner circle of the paper plate and attach strips of construction paper, going toward the outer part of the plate.
Using a pencil, roll the construction paper strips from the outside of the plate toward the inside of the plate in order to create a curly lion mane.
When the glue has dried, the child may put his/her face through the hole in the mask and pretend to roar like a lion.
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purchase a hen. Selling the eggs produced by the hen turns into a profitable business for Kojo, which provides the income needed for him to return to school. This book is a great introduction to the concepts of microcredit and income-generating programs.
Crafts
Crocodile Clothespin Craft (Adapted from http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1020821/animal-crafts-for-kids-from-a-to-z) Supplies: Clothespin Paintbrush Scissors Wiggle eyes Glue Green pipecleaner Green construction paper Red & Green paint or markers
Directions Paint or color the clothespin green.
Cut 2 pieces from the pipecleaner and fold each piece in a “v” shape. These will be the arms and legs of the crocodile. Glue the pipecleaner arms and legs in place, one near the back and one where the clip opens.
Cut green construction paper the width of the clothespin. Fold accordion style and glue the paper to the back of the clothespin.
Glue wiggle eyes in front of the construction paper, on top of the part of the clip that opens.
Color or paint a red tongue in the clip’s opening. Drum Craft (Adapted from http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-1808-e.html) Supplies: 2 balloons Round plastic container
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Tanzania Facts • In 1964 the mainland country of Tanganyika and the island of Zanzibar
united to form the country of Tanzania. • Tanzania is home to many well-known tourist areas
including Mount Kilimanjaro and Lake Victoria. • About 45% of all Tanzanians are younger than age 15. • There are 130 different ethnic groups and 100 different languages
spoken within Tanzania’s population. • 99% of Zanzibar residents are Muslim. About 1/3 of the population on
the mainland are Christian, 1/3 are Muslim, and 1/3 follow indigenous beliefs that are sometimes mixed with Christianity.
• Ujamaa, or familyhood, is very important in Tanzania. Immediate and extended family are not distinguished but rather all relatives are referred to as brothers, sisters, fathers and mothers.
• Flowers are usually only given to someone when expressing condolences.
• Many Tanzanian women wear kangas and kitenges. Kitenges allow the women to work in the field, cook, and complete household chores with their baby on their back!
• Traffic moves on the left side of the road. However, very few Tanzanians own personal vehicles.
• Some of Tanzania’s key exports include coffee, cotton, cashew nuts, meat, and tea. Tanzania also produces gold, diamonds and other gems.
Learn More!
Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book by Muriel Feelings
Lala Salama: A Tanzanian Lullaby by Patricia MacLachlan
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book by Muriel Feelings
Play Bao (Mancala)
Watch a video about The Salvation Army’s work in Tanzania
Glossary Bao— Also known as Mancala, is a popular count and capture strategy game Kanga—Rectangular piece of colorful cloth that women wear as a skirt, top or head covering Kitenge—Similar to a kanga but is often used by mothers to carry their baby or small child on their back.
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Photo Above: Corn is a very important staple food in many African countries.
Photo Below: A Kenyan Meal. Which foods do you recognize?
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Africa: Learn More activities Are you interested in learning more about Africa? These activities are a great place to start!
Books
Community Soup by Alma Fullerton. The community works together to gather/contribute the ingredients needed for their soup. There is a recipe for Pumpkin Vegetable (Community Soup) in the “Recipes” section.
Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book by Muriel Feelings. As you work your way from A to Z, learn words in Swahili as well as some cultural information. Swahili is a language commonly spoken in both Kenya and Tanzania.
Lala Salama: A Tanzanian Lullaby by Patricia MacLachlan. Written in lullaby form, this book walks you through a day in the life of a Tanzanian child.
Mama Panya’s Pancakes by Mary and Rich Chamberlin. Mama is making pancakes and her son Adika is inviting all of his friends over to enjoy the pancakes. Will there be enough food to feed all of the guests? Mama Panya’s pancake recipe is in the “Recipes” section.
The Matatu by Eric Walters. To celebrate his fifth birthday, Kioko and his grandfather ride on a matatu. His grandfather explains a tale about a dog, a goat and a sheep which explains how the animals react as the matatu passes them.
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book by Muriel Feelings. Learn to count from 1-10 in Swahili while also learning about some of the culture and traditions of Africa. Swahili is a language commonly spoken in both Kenya and Tanzania.
One Hen by Katie Smith Milway. When Kojo receives a small loan from his community’s savings and loan program, he is able to
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Africa: Cuisine The diet in Africa is based on agriculture and the foods that are available locally. Hands are washed before meals, which is especially important as utensils are not always available and food may be dished and eaten using the right hand.
In Kenya and Tanzania, staple foods include rice, ugali (a stiff porridge made of corn flour and water), bananas, collard greens, and meat stews. In addition to being prepared as stew, chicken, goat and lamb meat may also be served in a barbecue style called nyama choma. In Kenya, other common produce includes pineapples, mangoes, oranges, papaya, sweet potatoes, and avocados. Sugarcane, a thick and tall grass from which sugar is produced, is often cut and the sweet inside of the plant is enjoyed as a snack.
Because of the desert climate, a more limited variety of foods are able to grow in Mali. Millet, corn, and other vegetables are staples and on special occasions meat sauces made with goat, sheep, beef, or chicken are eaten. Bananas, guavas, pineapples, watermelon, and oranges are also available at times. July and August are known as the “hungry season” because many of the food reserves have run out and the new crops are not yet ready for harvest. Malnutrition is widespread in Mali, which The Salvation Army is helping to address through its food distribution program.
Have you ever been truly hungry and unsure where the food for your next meal would come from? Pray for those who are experiencing hunger today.
Learn More!
Community Soup by Alma Fullerton, with recipe
Eat a meal with only locally grown foods
Mama Panya’s Pancakes by Mary/Rich Chamberlin, with recipe
Ugali Recipe
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Top Row: Animals from The Salvation Army’s income-generating projects. Middle Row: Mali’s soap-making project. Each bar of soap is stamped with The Salvation Army shield in French. Bottom Row: During their Harvest Ingathering, Salvationists in Kenya give back to the Lord from their harvest. Some gave grains, others brought vegetables, and a few gave an offering of livestock. 21
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As children growing up in the United States, we’re often asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” We’re encouraged to pursue these dreams and are given many tools and opportunities along the way to help make these dreams come true. However, in many places around the world this isn’t a reality due to limited money, lack of jobs, insufficient education, gender roles, and other factors. The Salvation Army internationally has a number of income-generating projects that provide resources, experience, or training to help individuals begin to generate income for their families.
Animal-breeding projects provide income, food, and hope for families. A family or community receives the gift of a goat, chicken or pig. The animal is bred and the baby animals are sold for profit or provide food for the family such as milk, meat or eggs.
In Mali, The Salvation Army has a soap-making project where entrepreneurs are trained how to make soap and then receive equipment and initial production ingredients to start their own soap businesses.
Finally, The Salvation Army offers micro-credit programs where individuals can apply for a small loan in order to begin a business. Those who qualify for loans receive training to help them become successful business owners. They might be taught to read, gain specific trade skills, or learn how to run a business. After the individual begins to earn an income, the loan is repaid so that the funds can be loaned to another individual.
Through participation in The Salvation Army’s income-generating projects, many families are finding independence and hope for a brighter future!
Learn More!
Multiply Your Talents fundraiser
One Hen by Katie Smith Milway
Africa: Income-Generating
Projects
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This collage shows some of the students who are privileged to attend a Salvation Army school in Kenya. Spend a moment thanking God for these students and for the opportunity that they have, through The Salvation Army, to gain an education.
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African continent
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Africa: Summary Activity The summary activity for each month is the same. You have a blank map of the location and are to decorate it in a way that will remind you of some of the things you learned this month. This month you may choose between an outline of the African continent or specific outlines of Kenya, Mali and Tanzania. A suggestion or example will be provided each month. Consider how you might display your family or character building group’s summary activities. Make a binder full of each month’s maps or hang your maps on a clothesline where you will see it often.
Africa: School The Salvation Army in Africa oversees and operates many schools, a number of which minister to children with special needs such as the School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and schools for students who are physically disabled. Njoro Special School in Kenya East is a school where many students have multiple handicaps, which may include a physical impairment along with mental illness. These schools “give opportunity to children who would otherwise be excluded from the society. Although it is costly to run the homes and special schools, social work is of uttermost importance to The Salvation Army.” Kenya East schools have students from age three all the way through high school. The children in preschool often have no mother or father, so The Salvation Army takes care of them during the day. Included in that care is a hot lunch of porridge, similar to what we call Cream of Wheat. The meal is the same every day, but because the children come from poor families with limited food resources, they are very happy for the daily porridge! In Tanzania, Matumaini is a primary boarding school for disabled and albino children. With nearly 200 children attending, Matumaini is the largest school of its kind in the country. Thika School for the Blind in Kenya is another boarding school where children help each other with daily tasks as they learn side by side. “Disability is not Inability “ is the theme of Thika Schools. Children and teens are given a good education and this gives them a chance to succeed at life and have a job when they are fully grown.
Learn More!
Into the World: Kenya video—segment 2 about Education
Porridge Recipe
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Africa: Wildlife The continent of Africa is home to some of the most spectacular wildlife in the world! Because of this, millions of people travel to various African countries each year to go on safaris. The word “safari” comes from the Swahili language and means “to journey or to travel.” When people go on safaris they are going on a trip with the hopes of seeing animals in their natural habitat. Which animals would you see if you went on a safari in Africa?
Most people who are on safari in Africa hope to see the “Big 5” which refer to Africa’s greatest wild animals—the buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, and rhinoceros. But there are many other incredible animals who are originally from Africa, including crocodiles, gazelles, giraffes, monkeys, and zebras. In fact, Mali is home to 146 different species of mammals. In Kenya there are 1,000 different species of butterflies and 127 species of snakes, while 500 bird species live in Tanzania. Many different animals can live together in the same area because they have different eating habits and food preferences. For example, giraffes will eat the leaves on tall trees in the same habitat where zebras and gazelles graze off the ground.
Unfortunately some animals in Africa are endangered and the populations of these animals are declining. Because of this, many of the African countries have established protected areas, national parks, and game reserves to help conserve wildlife and their natural habitats.
