Subjects of future issues
Readers, and especially potential contributors, ask us at times which are the subjects that Wajibu will deal with in the future. Below are the subjects planned for the four issues in 1998. Volume 13, no. 1. Society's marginalised people In every society we tend to find people who live at the margins, who have a harder time than others to belong, to find themselves valued as role players in the welfare of the society. In the first issue of 1998 we hope to treat these groups of people: we will solicit contributions on topics such as: the elderly in society, the handicapped, the refugees, minority ethnic groups. Deadline: 15th January 1998 Volume 13, no. 2. Education for development and responsibility With the recent change towards a multi-party system in Kenya, much greater emphasis has been placed by civil society on the education of citizens so that they may be able to play a more responsible role in the election process. However, an educated citizenry is necessary for many other reasons, for instance, so that all members of society may have the opportunity to have a say in their own development. In this issue we will look not only at the role which formal education plays in preparing people to be responsible citizens, but also at the efforts being expended by various bodies to raise the literacy level of Kenya's population as well as to educate them to know their rights and their responsibilities. We will tackle such concepts as: Education for all, basic education; Education for development and self-reliance; Education for responsibility: traditional and modern; Has the 8-4-4 educational system taught Kenyans to think? Ethics and social education: an evaluation; The legacy of Paolo Freire. Deadline: April 15 1998 Volume 13, no. 3. AIDS revisited The number of people who are HIV positive or who are living with AIDS continues to rise every year. Especially tragic is the case of children afflicted with this scourge as well as of those who have become orphaned on account of the fact that their parents have died of AIDS. In this issue we wish to approach topics such as: The stigma of AIDS; Help for the afflicted; The economic causes of AIDS; The social and cultural aspects of the epidemic; Dealing with the orphans; Community approaches to AIDS; Why has the AIDS epidemic not been attacked with the seriousness it deserves? Deadline: July 15 1998 Volume 13, no. 4. Honest people are hard to find: development and morality. Topics for this subject will be announced in the next issue.  A JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS CONCERN Published Quarterly by DR. GERALD J. WANJOHI Likoni Lane - P .O. Box 32440 - Nairobi - Kenya Telephone: 720400 The Online publishing of WAJIBU is by Koinonia Media Centre. GO TO WAJIBU HOMEPAGE |