Civil society in Africa
Subtitle: the role of a Catholic parish in a Kenyan Slum
By: by Christine Bodewes
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781443852340
Subjects: Church work with the poor; Catholic Church; Slums; Poor; Economic conditions; Economic history
Description: This title examines the efforts of one particular civil society organisation, the human rights ministry of a Catholic parish located in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, to determine the extent to which it was able to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law. It concludes from an analysis of the social, economic and political environment of Kibera as well as church structures, that parishioners demonstrated an observable improvement in their democratic values and behaviour at a localised level, but they did not increase their involvement in advocacy and lobbying efforts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-254) and index.