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Footsteps 75

Photo: Esther Harder

SHARING IDEAS

In this issue we publish the ten winning entries to a competition that we launched in issue 71. We asked readers to share information about a new idea related to their own work. Some of the ideas featured may not be brand new ideas, but they are new within the local context and may be new to other readers. It is exciting to see an entire issue where all the articles are written by Footsteps readers.

We received so many entries to the competition. Thank you to everyone who participated, and apologies that we are not able to respond to each individual entry. It was really encouraging to read about the huge variety of work that readers are involved in, and I hope that the competition has inspired people to share their work and ideas with others.

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Bible study: Innovation by Dr Nigel Poole Innovation means ‘doing new things’, or ‘doing old things in a new way’. In the Bible we see innovation both in God’s creation and in his ‘new creation’. Read Genesis 1:1-5 According to the Bible, in the beginning ‘the earth wa... More >>

Editorial In this issue we publish the ten winning entries to a competition that we launched in issue 71. We asked readers to share information about a new idea related to their own work. Some of the ideas featured may not be brand new ideas, but they are new ... More >>

First aid training in schools by Cíntia F Rojo Accidents often happen in and around school. Children’s natural curiosity exposes them to situations of risk, which are not always anticipated by the adults in charge. Often, it is only after an accident that the teacher realises t... More >>

Fresh vegetables in the desert by Loiboku Jeremy People living in dry, infertile areas are often faced with the problem of obtaining the fresh vegetables and fruits that are essential for healthy living. At times people might have money to purchase these essential commodities bu... More >>

Keeping sanitation on the school agenda by Awoyemi Olawale Sanitation is not a priority in schools because people do not realise the need for a safe and clean environment. This attitude means that when there are many competing priorities, resources are allocated to academic activities wh... More >>

Letters Hair extensions harm poultry Synthetic hair extensions are currently very popular in many countries in Africa. However, when hair extensions are removed, they are often dumped in the street, and this is proving a health hazard to wild and domestic ... More >>

Literacy: the Waye Kai approach in Niger by Laurence Buenerd Alima is in her second year of literacy classes. ‘I am 51 years old’ she says with a shy smile. ‘I learn slowly. I had to re-take my first year, but since then everything is going well.’ Two of her granddaughters have followed h... More >>

Local environment, local crafts by Mrs Amuche Nnabueze I live in Nsukka township, the central town in the Nsukka region in Enugu State, Nigeria. For more than three decades, I have watched with dismay as our environment deteriorates. I have watched waste products like plastic bag... More >>

Peace Promoters transform communities by Esther Harder The Church of Uganda Teso Diocese’s Planning and Development Office (COU-TEDDO) trains community volunteers as ‘Peace Promoters’. In 2005– 2006, COU-TEDDO trained 80 volunteers from the conflict-prone areas of the Teso region in n... More >>

Resources Keep the best, change the rest: Participatory tools for working with communities on gender and sexuality This toolkit is aimed at organisations and community practitioners who are working with groups and communities on HIV, sexual and reproductive ... More >>

Setting up a community knowledge centre by Esther Kabasiita A community knowledge centre is a place which has a wide collection of books, articles, videos, and technical documents that provide a range of developmental information for the community. It is a place where people can come to ... More >>

The Development Game by Ron and Karen Stoufer This game can help people to understand the special efforts needed to ensure that development activities really benefit the marginalised or poorest people within a community. It can be used with development workers, local g... More >>

Voting and literacy by Ladislas Burume Bihagarhizi Mumosho is a rural settlement, 22km from the town of Bukavu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). During the last legislative and presidential elections in DRC, I was one of the independent witn... More >>

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