YOUTHS OF ARMY BARRACKS IN BAUCHI EXPERIENCED THE WISDOM OF TRADITIONS UNIT OF THE SELL PROGRAMME. 

25 Young Adults from the Army Barracks in Bauchi participated in the Wisdom of Traditions unit of the SELL Programme. The programme took place on the 6th and 7th July 2012. The SELL Programme has gone to the Army Barracks up to 6 times, most of the participants were happy because they have completed the 6 units of the SELL Programme. 

From the participants’ evaluation, some of them said that what they have learnt will forever be indelible in them.  Mary and I facilitated the Programme and congratulated them for their active participation in all the SELL programmes.


SELL PROGRAMME WITH THE FRIENDS OF ST. PATRICKS LAGOS

On the 13th – 15th July 2012, Jonathan a member of the SELL Resource Team and Grace of the SELL Team in Jos worked with the Friends of St. Patricks Lagos Branch, Nigeria.  During the SELL Programme, 20 people participated.

Areas Jonathan and Grace covered with the participants included; Clarification of their Mission and Vision; Analysis of their Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. 

The venue for the Programme was at the St. Patrick’s Missionary Society Formation House Ijebu – Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. The SELL Programme has always received invitation to work with the friends of St. Patrick’s and it has always being our pleasure to deliver the programme for them. 

PEACE BUILDING PROGRAMME IN KABBA.

While the programme at Ijebu-Ode was going on, another SELL Programme was running concurrently in a town which the natives call ‘the centre of the universe’, Kabba, Kogi State, Nigeria. The Programme was on the Peace Building unit of the SELL, and the facilitators were; Taiye a member of the SELL Team in kabba and Fr. Donatus. The programme was a huge success and it recorded 68 participants. 

20 PERSONS TOOK THE WISDOM OF TRADITIONS UNIT OF THE SELL PROGRAMME AT RAILWAY IN BAUCHI.

On the same weekend of 13th and 14th July 2012, Mary, Hilary and I went to railway community in Bauchi and delivered the wisdom of traditions unit for a group of youths in that community, It was a weekend worthwhile because the participants shared with each other about their faith stories especially during their small group works.

The workshop recorded 20 participants. We hope to visit Railway community again soon to complete the six units of the programme for this first round. 

UPCOMING PROGRAMME

Mary and Jonathan of the SELL Resource Team are preparing in earnest for the SELL facilitators training in Ghana. About 20 young adults are being trained as facilitators of the SELL Programme in Kumasi, Ghana. The units the trainees are going to receive training on are the Community Building and Justice units of the SELL Programme. The programme is for 1st – 9th August 2012.

We wish Jonathan and Mary safe journey to and fro Ghana and also good luck with all the work.

Stay blessed!!! 

Maria DAGOGOT

Communication Desk, SELL

TRANSITION YEAR STUDENTS OF A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN BAUCHI EXPERIENCED THE SELL PROGRAMME.

On the 21st June 2012, five members of the SELL Resource a (Mary, Jonathan, Hilary, Moses and I) went to a Secondary School in Bauchi to work with the Transition Year (Junior Secondary 3) Students. Some of the exercises that were done with the students were on; Trust; Relationship and Friendship; Education on their Rights as Students and on their Sexual Health. Students that took part at the programme were 83 in number.

THE JUSTICE UNIT OF THE SELL PROGRAMME DELIVERED AT RAFIN ZURFI COMMUNITY

Mary, Hilary and Jacob took the SELL Programme to Rafin Zurfi Community in Bauchi metropolis, Bauchi state Nigeria. The programme held on the 22nd -23rd June 2012, the unit of the SELL Programme that was delivered was the Justice unit. 28 young adults comprising of 8 ladies and 18 young men were in attendance. That was the first time that the youths of that community met the SELL Programme, they found it very enriching and requested that the SELL team come again soon.

THREE SELL UNITS GOT DELIVERED IN A ROW

A SELL interactive forum took place at the St. Patricks Formation House in Ijebu –Ode in Ogun State, Nigeria.  The programme started on the 24th June 2012 and ended on the 1st July 2012. Participants at the forum were some young adults who came from Ijebu - ode town and from Bomadi town, Delta state, Nigeria. Others who attended the forum were students of the Formation house, all numbering 41. Three units of the SELL Programme (Peace Building, Community Building, and Justice) were explored. Tommy and Jonathan lead the forum.

TWO SELL PROGRAMMES HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE 29TH – 30TH JUNE 2012.

Two SELL Programmes held simultaneously on the 29th – 30th June 2012. One of the programmes was in Jos, the capital of Plateau State and the other in Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria. The facilitators in Jos were Hilda, Alex, Grace and Beji while in Jalingo; Freda, Victor, Dominic and Stanley anchored the Programme. In Jalingo, 24 young adults attended the programme and the discussion was on leadership. The workshop in Jos recorded over 40 participants.

To all those that contributed in one way or the other to make all these programmes successful, we say a big thank you an God bless you all.




Maria DAGOGOT,

Communication Desk, SELL

On the 7th – 17th June 2012, a group of Church Leaders on training at the Leadership and Catechetical Training Centre in Masuga experienced the Sharing Education and Learning for Life (SELL) Programme. Masuga is one of the Suburb communities of Kontagora town in Niger State Nigeria.

Our journey to Masuga started on the 6th June 2012 from Bauchi, Nigeria. The journey of about 10 hours was very tiring; the most part of the journey was on roads marked with many potholes. We got to Minna the capital city of Niger state and passed the night to cut the distance of the journey. There in Minna, we met with Rev. Fr. Tommy Hayden a Priest of Saint Patricks Missionary Society and proceeded together to Masuga.

  If you are a regular reader of our updates, you will be conversant with Fr. Tommy, because, severally we have mentioned him and how he supports our Programme. Tommy is one of the resource persons of the programme and also one of the Co-originators of the SELL Programme. Currently, he works in Lagos. 

The SELL Programme in Masuga was delivered in Hausa language. The three of us (Tommy, Moses and I) did the facilitation. Like I said earlier, we delivered the 6 units of the SELL Programme. The 6 units are: Self Awareness; Leadership; Justice; Peace Building; Community Building and Wisdom of Traditions.

The group was very engaging; we worked for six hours each day. In the course of the work, they got new understanding on so many issues. Some of the insights they got were on how to care for their children and educate them on their sexuality. The discussion on gender was a critical one, we challenged the men in the group to participate and support their wives with some of the roles they do. During an exercise called ‘Triple Burden of Women’ most men saw that their wives and daughters were carrying the most part of the work in the home. On our part the facilitators, we saw the impact of the Process on the men; men in the group started supporting their wives to care for the children while the programme was still on.

Another great learning for them was on trust. That you don’t have to trust everyone but we need to trust someone. That when you trust someone you will be able to share your thoughts, concerns and worries with that person, tied to that they understood that by sharing with people you trust you are lighting the burden on yourself and giving room for growth.

Some participants said during the workshop evaluation that they have acquired some good skills of questioning and listening. On a general note, working with the group was very interesting, we remain thankful to Tommy for making the contacts for us to work with that group and to the group too for their openness in sharing.

After the work at Masuga, we came back to Bauchi on the 18th June, 2012 and continued with other work.    

Maria Dagogot,

Communication Desk, SELL