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Each of our Christian discipleship centers (called Christian Community Development Centers) comprise of thirteen departments. Each department addresses a serious development need in western African. The Foundations goal is to assist Torch-inspired programs/projects within the these departments as well as across departments as needed to inspire efficient and effective integrated system of discipleship ministries – in effect helping in the campaign by the whole church to take the whole gospel to the whole community.
I - Gospel Communication
- In the villages and cities: Torches, Beams, Sparks, Flames, (weekly small group meetings), and Flashes (monthly Saturday celebration get-together of all small groups in a given location).
- In the schools and universities: Torches, Beams, Sparks, Flames, and Flashes.
- In the market place, public place, and in the professions: Torches, Beams, Sparks, Flames, and Flashes (businesspersons, civil-servants, farmers, lawyers, police, taxi-drivers, etc)
- Torchbearer radio, TV, newspaper, printing/publishing house, etc.
II - Spiritual Development
- Programs that focus on life-long Christian character development programs for youths and adults.
- Programs that encourage the working out of Christian character in the market place, the public place, and the private place.
III - Leadership Development
- Seminars, workshops, conference etc, that focus on leaders involved in discipleship through community transformation
- Networking of pastors, business, and community leaders in every village or city
IV - Business Development
- Full service computer technology centers
- Full service automobile technology centers
- A construction company
- Restaurant Chain
- Business partnerships with the emerging entrepreneurs we develop
V - Economic Development
- Electricity alternatives
- Gas generation from waste
- Road infrastructure
- Telecommunications infrastructure
- Transportation: Motorcycle and automobile program
- Other infrastructure critical for business productivity
VI - Intellectual Development
- Eliminate school fees for primary school for all children in the village
- Increasing school attendance by girls
- School meals with locally produced and nutritionally balanced foods
- Secondary school and Higher education work-study programs
- Community library in every village
- International exchange programs that spread the benefits of advancements in art, science, technology, and division of labor to the grassroots of Africa.
VII - Professional (Vocational) Development
- Agricultural technology training
- Food technology
- Automobile and Diesel technology
- Computer technology – software & hardware
- Carpentry
- Construction technology
- Tailoring
- Business systems technology
- Welding technology
- Drafting and Design technology
VIII - Health Development
- Village health clinics
- Community health centers
- Hospitals
- Train health professionals
IX - Social Development
- Focus on pregnant and lactating mothers
- Programs that focus on children less than 5 years old
- Opportunities for underutilized men
- More efficient locally produced gas cook stoves
- Improved kitchen ventilation
- Initiatives targeted at widows and orphans
- Rehabilitation of the physically handicapped
- Creating Gender Responsive Infrastructure
X - Disease prevention Development
- Malaria
- HIV/AIDS and TB
- Village Clinics
- Village health care workers
- Latrines
- Gas generation from waste – village energy supplies
- Household Water Supply
- Water Supply for Schools and Medical Facilities
- Water filtration and purification
- Gathering and Communication of medical information
XI - Environmental Development
- Crop Productivity
- Animal Agriculture
- Seed quality and availability
- Agricultural Education and extension
- Post-harvest handling and marketing
- Water quality & Management
- Agro-forestry & Biodiversity
XII - Cultural Development
- Replace celebrations of death with celebrations of life
- Secure the same rights for females as for males
- Eliminate other cultural barriers to development
XIII - Civic Development
- The Freedom project - Citizenship Education – human rights, civil rights, elimination of corruption, promotion good governance, etc
- The Africa project - to place Africa under one constitution
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