4th Sunday of Easter – Year B
The Folly of the Love of the Shepherd (Jn 10:11-18)
The Maasai people of East Africa are a very interesting people. Their photogenic, elegant figures are used to advertise tourism in East Africa. But traditionally they were known for raiding the neighbouring tribes, and taking possession of their cattle. At least so goes the legend! From these accounts one might think that the Maasai are a very violent people. There is a mythical background, however, to why the Maasai raid the other tribes that have cows. It is said that, in the beginning when God created the world… He created all the animals, and especially the cows. Then He also created human beings – the Maasai, of course. Then God entrusted the Maasai with all the cows in the world. Therefore all the […]
Well-being and religious commitment amongst South African and Kenyan students.
Fadiji, A.W., Khumalo, I., & Selvam, S.G. (2023). The well-being correlates of religious commitment amongst South African and Kenyan students. South African Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/00812463231199960
Religious commitment is a prominent feature in the lives of many students in Africa. The present study investigated the well-being correlates (emotional well-being, social contribution, and depression) of religious commitment, and compared them across sex. A cross-sectional sample of 471 students from South Africa and Kenya (men = 244; women = 227; with an average age of 22.8 years) completed the Religious Commitment Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire, Social Well-being Scale, and Mental Health Continuum Short-Form. Structural equation modelling in Mplus was used to estimate direct effects of religious commitment on emotional well-being, social contribution and depression, and comparison across sex. The results showed significant direct effects, attesting to the association […]
Character Coaches Training – Phase 1 – May 2024
Since August 2022, Positive Psychology Association of Kenya (PPAK) in collaboration with Don Bosco Youth Ministry has already trained 273 people in Kenya and Tanzania in the art of Character coaching. These character coaches have gone out to train over 1500 youth and others in their character clubs. And the work is still in progress.
The Character Coaches Programme is informed by the theoretical framework of positive psychology. This approach in psychology since 1998 focuses on wellbeing and happiness. Positive psychology is not just about positive thinking. It demonstrates with data, that character strengths of individuals that individuals build will provide the basis for their sustainable wellbeing. Character strengths are nothing but the ingredients of what we call, virtues.
PPAK has developed three volumes on Character Development. We deliver trainings at Don Bosco Youth Educational Services (DBYES) in three phases, each manual tthat covers in 12 theme are being delivered in three […]