Ajaga Nji

Broschiertes Buch

The Triumph of Social Democracy

Memoires of a Public Servant

Beschreibung

The Triumph of Social Democracy addresses the issue of participatory democracy particularly in developing countries that have survived party-state political systems. The book demonstrates the positive role that individuals can and do play in public policy formulation if they are guided by the principles of inclusive government and governance, self discipline, self esteem, integrity and a strong will and commitment to the common good. The book further demonstrates that social change is possible even in democratically sterile regimes if the key actors responsible for change construct their mission on a good vision that promotes democracy, social justice, peace, equity and development. Readers interested in finding evidence of the relevance of personal values and public policy formulation and practice will find in this book an excellent example and good empowering evidence of the interplay and harmony between individual convictions and service to the community or public service. The Triumph of Social Democracy addresses the question of social change and how the scientific attitude can be used to fruition in promoting dialogue, peace, harmony, personal and institutional stability and progress in society. The book is a valuable reader in sociological theory, applied sociology, participation and inclusive governance. The Triumph of Social Democracy is an invaluable practical guide for policy makers, a handbook and resource book for politicians, individuals and change agencies involved in institutional and human development, the promotion of peace, justice, democracy and sustainable development in developing countries. Scientists involved in the advancement of the principles and goals of equality, equity, relevance, access and good governance in the educational sector, particularly higher education will a veritable mine for the development of the mind and society at large.

Autor

In 1969, Ajaga Nji, then twenty-two, stood out as the sore finger in a crowd of jubilating youth who thronged the Presbyterian Youth Centre in Victoria, West Cameroon, to give a hilarious welcome to twenty-six members of the Deutsche Wanderjugend im Odenwaldklub (DWJ), led by Gerd Schwinn of the Jugendgruppe Reichelsheim, near Darmstadt in the Federal Republic of Germany. The charm and warmth of that interaction sowed the seeds of a North-South Cultural Partnership between the Christian Youth Fellowship (CYF) Movement of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC) and DWJ, Germany. Three years later, in 1972, seventy leaders of the CYF Movement applied to be selected for a cultural exchange visit to the Federal Republic of Germany on the invitation of DWJ and the German Government. A combination of reason, wisdom, skill, and luck culminated in the election of Ajaga Nji by his peers as the leader of the fifteen-member-strong group that undertook the inaugural trip of the German- Cameroon Youth Exchange Programme. Ajaga Nji owes his civil and political activism to the politics of faith, love, truth, hope, and salvation embedded in the teachings of the church. The educational trip to the Federal Republic of Germany from August 7 to September 24, 1972 involved lectures, cultural presentations, visits to schools, German farms, churches, and hospital as well as political and civil leaders in the cities of Bonn, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Mainz, Garmisch, Munich and the Olympic Centre, Ulm, Hochst, the Alps, the East-West German border, Basel in Switzerland. He also lived with German host families. The visit worked to sharpen and reinforce the virtuous cycle of the truth of the Bible and the trust we all owe to humanity. A firm believer in education as the liberator of the mind, vindicator of democracy and justice, and the most effective instrument to fight poverty, Ajaga Nji is one of the Africans who has been chosen by destiny to speak out for justice, democracy, and human development in a world increasingly threatened and ravaged by the turbulence and vampirism of greedy politicians. His no-nonsense critical analysis of social, economic, and political events in Cameroon, and sometimes controversial stance on corruption characterized by institutionalized corrupt governance, vivifies the helplessness of the growing number of the poor in a world of embarrassing inequality amidst extraordinary global affluence. A strong believer in fundamental Christianity, Ajaga Nji began a journey of faith in his village congregation on the hills of Tugi, Cameroon with his mother, Deborah Akwi, who was an Elder in that congregation for twenty-one years. He joined the Christian Youth Fellowship (CYF) Movement in 1964, and graduated to the Christian Men Fellowship (CMF) Movement in 1993. Apart from building minds at the University of Dschang where he served for thirty-seven years as a professor, Ajaga Nji led the building of the PCC Temple in Dschang, helped poor but intelligent students through scholarships, and made significant contributions to the construction of other local churches, particularly those in his village. Through Akwi Memorial Foundation founded in honour of his mother, Ajaga Nji partnered with Dr. Nick Ngwanyam, CEO of St Louis University Institute in Nkwen-Bamenda, to award ten scholarships a year for ten years (from 2007 to 2017) to poor and needy students from all the six sub-divisions of Momo Division. The scholarship scheme to fight poverty through education in the health sector amounted to 52,500,000 (Fifty-two million five hundred thousand) francs CFA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: FriesenPress
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9781525524059
• ISBN-10: 1525524054
• Artikelnr.: 54813247