Tarehe za ukumbusho za Alkebu-Lan (Commemorative Dates)

1. BINAFSI (Self)

 Tafakari ya kibinafsi mara mbili (Self-Reflecting)

·         These days occur twice in the calendar year; April 1st and October 1st.

·         It’s an opportunity for the individual to assess their life and take inventory of their values and principles holding themselves accountable to abide by them.

·         The individual must identify their most significant asset/attribute and develop on that through the year.

·         The individual must also identify 3 things they can do better concerning their life and commit to doing so. ***

·         Mara ya kwanza should be used for setting expectations, mara ya pili should be used for assessing progress and accountability

2. JAMAA (Family)

 Upande wa Nyumbani (Home Front)

·         Celebrated 4th weekend of March (long weekend, beginning Friday ending Sunday)

·         The authorship of FAMILY will be reinforced

·         purpose defined

·         role of parents (father and mother)

·         role of children (inclusive of being siblings)

·         role of kin clarified

·         1 commitment to the family will be made by each member of the immediate household

·         the family tree will be explored (history), documented, discussed and celebrated on last day with a meal

3. KIROHO (Spiritual)

 Wiki ya Kanuni za Ma’at (Week of Ma’at Principles)

·         Last full week of November

·         Each day a specific Principle will be dedicated to being analyzed, understood and exemplify in activities

·         A fast will be declared the last day and a rededication to live by all Principles

4. PAMOJA (Togetherness)

 Msaada kwa Jirani (Neighbor Assistance)

·         Third (3rd) weekend of December

·         Observers will seek to do something of value contributing (clean, cut grass, wash car etc.) for a neighbor in their immediate neighborhood

·         Get to know more about your neighbors

·         The importance of knowing who you live around must be emphasized

·         On the third day, the neighbor will in-turn share in a nice meal with the family and give counsel to the child(ren) with gratitude

*** Within the Institution, learners must share in what was done. Each will have 5 mins.

5. Siku ya Watoto (Day of the Children)

·         June 16th in commemoration of the events of Mzanzi June 16th, 1976

·         Pictures must be shown and the story retold

·         The child and children must be re-emphasized as the SOLE importance of tomorrow

·         Parents and adults must verbally dedicate an executable commitment to the child/children and see to doing for the year

 6. Siku ya Ubuntu (Ubuntu Day – Reconnection to Essence)

·         Second (2nd) Tuesday of July

·         Reinforce the Ethic of Ubuntu (I am, because you are, and you are, because we are)

·         Emphasize the individual as a significant member of the greater whole, so decisions go beyond only affecting the individual to impacting others beyond the individual…ALWAYS

·         REMEMBER THIS! - Sankofa (know the history of your journey to life, those before you and pave for those to come).

·         Learn the lessons, build on the values, note the mistakes and purpose to do better.

·         Reminisce on all those that have contributed to your journey of life and those that have not, celebrate the good, weed out the weights

·         Recommit to living the ethic of Ubuntu

7. Heshima kwa Jinsia ya Kike (Veneration of Female)

·         This is designated for the first month of the calendar year (January)

·         The female essence will be enshrined in the minds of all - A female of historical note (could be alive) will be identified and their life (childhood, struggles, victories and contributions) explored, understood and celebrated for the whole month

·         Using the person in observation, observers will commit to identify one thing exemplary they will adopt in their own life and one thing in lesson they will do better

*** Within the Institution, learners must produce a summarized report of the selected person(s)

 

8. Heshima kwa Jinsia ya Kiume (Veneration of Male)

·         This is designated for the second month of the calendar year (February)

·         The male essence will be enshrined in the minds of all - A male of historical note (could be alive) will be identified and their life (childhood, struggles, victories and contributions) explored, understood and celebrated for the whole month

·         Using the person in observation, observers will commit to identify one thing exemplary they will adopt in their own life and one things of lesson they will do better

*** Within the Institution, learners must produce a summarized report of the selected person(s)

9. Mwezi wa Mashujaa (Month of Heroes)

·         In the month of October, a person or group of people who have added significant value to the people of Alkebu-Lan will be remembered and honoured

·         On the twentieth (20th) day of October, libation has to be poured.

·         The chosen, females and/or males, must NOT be for cosmetic purposes, but their contributions must be of substantive transformative relevance in betterment to the lives of a people.

·         Within institutions, noted persons can be within the locale of the establishment or beyond.

·         Observers, on a private level, may also chose family members who they consider heroes to them, and their lessons from their lives can be learned, honoured and celebrated with others.