AACC Youth CBS Manuals on SRHR and Sustainable Population Growth are Now Available Online
During the second All Africa Youth Congress held on 31st October to 5th November, in Nairobi, AACC launched two publications developed by the All Africa Youth Network, as part of AACC’s agency to respond to the various challenges to human dignity in Africa. The two publications are Contextual Bible Studies (CBS) for use in shaping, inspiring and informing faith-based efforts, promoting sexual and reproductive health rights, and sustainable population growth for quality life in Africa.
The CBS Manual on Sexual and Reproductive Health and rights is titled, ‘Young People’s Resource Pack on Faith, Love and Life’ while the CBS Manual on Sustainable Population Growth for Quality Life in Africa is titled, ‘Young People’s Resource Pack on Faith, Fertility and the Future.’
“To develop these resources, we received contributions from lay and ordained young theologians and youth leaders with various professional training and experiences including medical practitioners.” Expressed the AACC Executive Secretary, Youth and Editor of the two publications, Brian Muyunga.
While launching the Young People’s Resource Pack on Faith, Love and Life, the AACC President, Very Rev. Lydia Neshangwe appreciated the youth who developed the manuals for taking this leadership and described their work as a significant contribution to theology and the church’s mission work in Africa.
“I, therefore, commend this resource to all our member churches and partners. May it inspire our youth to take their rightful place as agents of transformation,” noted AACC General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Fidon Mwombeki in his foreword to the Young People’s Resource Pack on Faith, Fertility and the Future.’
Ms. Ann Kioi, AACC’s Director Gender, Women, Youth and Sustainable population growth expressed AACC’s intention to leverage on the two CBS manuals as catalysts for genuine and lasting transformations in perspectives, attitudes and practices around SRHR. She encouraged the youth at the congress to make good use of the materials in their own context.
About the Publications
The Young People’s Resource Pack on Faith, Love and Life was developed for use to facilitate conversations on SRHR among youth right from adolescents to young adults, and within intergenerational settings with the following aims:
To create awareness on SRHR issues facing young people in the church and community.
To inspire faith-based advocacy and activism for life affirming attitudes, practices and policies on sexual and reproductive health and rights.
To supporting youth and church leaders in creating and facilitating safe spaces for honest and transformative conversations on various Sexual and reproductive health issues.
Click here to download the Young People's Resource Pack on Faith, Love and Life
The Young People’s Resource Pack on Faith, Fertility and the Future is one of the products of AACC’s youth agency under the Africa: My Home. My Future. Campaign, intended to facilitate intergenerational engagement on matters of fertility, family planning, and responsible parenthood. The manual was launched by Mr. Fikirini Jacobs Kenya’s Permanent Secretary Youth, Sports and the Creative Economy. He commended the young people for developing the resources and encouraged them to use them to transform lives in the continent. The Resource Pack on Faith, Fertility and the Future is designed to serve as both an educational, and mobilization tool. It combines Bible Studies for use to create safe spaces, where young people can apply Scripture to engage with demographic realities, and discern practical solutions to unsustainable population growth.
Click here to download the Young People’s Resource Pack on Faith, Fertility and the Future
Photo: Youth Facilitators on the AAYC Forum on Faith, Fertility and The Future during the Launch of the Manuals [Courtesy: JOGLO STUDIOS]
