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Report from Zaire an Architect's Rendering of the Design for the Bahti' I House of Worship in Samoa That Will Be Erected at a Site Near Apia, Western Samoa Bah8'i News Baha'i Year 135 February 1979 Report from Zaire An architect's rendering of the design for the Bahti' i House of Worship in Samoa that will be erected at a site near Apia, Western Samoa. The Hand of the Cause of God A ma tu' 1-Baha Ruf?,iyyih Khan um represented the Universal House ofJustice at the groundbreaking and cornerstone dedication ceremony January 27-28. The architect is Husayn Amanat, who also designed the building for the permanent Seat of the Universal House of Justice. Initiation of construction of the House of Worship in Samoa is a goal of the Five Year Plan. Shown here is the architect's model of the design for the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent, to be erected near New Delhi, India. The cornerstone for the building was laid last October 17 by the Hand of the Cause of God Amatu' 1-Baha Rii!Jiyyih Khan um on behalf of the Universal House of Justice. The architect is Fariburz ~ahbd. lnitiation of construction of the House of Worship in India is a goal of the Fire Year Plan. Baha'i News Baha'i Year 135 No. 575 For BaM'is Only Contents Report from Zaire A pioneer looks at the growth of the Faith in the Kivu reg ion ..... 2 'I try to lift their spirits' Dorothy Francis awarded membership in Order of Canada 5 'Lights of the world' Page 5 Last of th ree articles on children and learning 6 Around the world Q News from Baha'i communities in every corner of the globe .... 1. Cover In spite of hardships and some setbacks, the growth of the Faith in Page 6 the central African country of Zaire has been steady if unspectacu­ lar. The Zairian Baha'i community is growing stronger and more vibrant thanks to the active involvement of women, children and youth. Our cover photo shows Baha'i women in the Kivu region of Zaire with Baha'i pioneers to the area. Second from left is pioneer Deborah Butler whose report of recent developments in Kivu be­ gins on Page 2. Page 10 Change of address should be reported directly to Office of Membership and Records. Baha'i National Center. 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmene. IL 60091 , U.S.A. Please anach mail'1g label. Subscriplon rates : one year. U.S. $8; two years. U.S. $15. Second class postage paid at Wilmette, IL 60091 .Copyrigit <!J 1979, National Spiri1ual Assembly of the Bah<l "ls of the Uni1ed States. World Rights Reserved. Printed 1n the U.S.A. Baha'i News is published monthly for circulation among Bah8 "1s only by the National Spmtual Assembly of the Bahll'is of the Uni1ed States, as a news organ reporting current activities o f the Bahi"I world communi1y. Manuscripts submitted should be typewritten and double spaced throughout; any footnotes should appear at the end. The contnbU1or should keep a carbon copy. Send materials to: Baha'i News Editorial Office, 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091, U.S.A. More than half the Baha' i population of Zaire lives in Kivu, one of nine regions in that central African country. There are almost 500 Local Spiritual Assemblies in Ki vu, most of them in the southern area, and many of which are accessible Report from only on foot after a journey of several days through the moun­ tains. The Faith first reached Zaire through Ki vu by way of a handful of Zairian believers who were taught in the neighboring countries of Rwanda and Burundi before returning to their native country around 1960. Legal recognition of the Faith by the Zairian government hasn' t entirely prevented instances of abuse; despite some persecution and harassment , however, the Faith is growing rapidly in Kivu, and the Baha' i communities are becoming stronger and better able to practice the Baha' i way of life. Women One example of the development of Baha'i communities in Kivu is the emergence of Baha' i women within them. 2 Bah a'i News/February 1979 Traditionally, the role of women in Ki vu, as in many other areas of Africa, has been one of subservience. Baha'i women, however, are taking an active part in community affairs. 'Fhey frequently are elected to serve on Local Spiritual Assemblies, and nearly every Assembly has a women's committee. Since the start of the Five Year Plan no less than nine women 's conferences have been held in various parts of the Ki vu region under the sponsorship of Local Assemblies or teaching commit­ tees. Baha'i men encourage the participation of women, sometimes help them to prepare food for conferences, and, since a high percentage of the women are illiterate, the men volunteer to take minutes at women's committee meetings and to send reports of women's activities to the National Spiritual Assembly or Reg­ ional Teaching Committee. Women are the backbone and heart of Zairian society, and one can already see the vast changes being set in motion by Baha' i women and the impact such changes will have on the family, the culture and the social order as more and more Zairian women Top, a Baha' I child in Zaire playing the tom-tom. Above, a young girl grinding maniok, the staple of the Zairian diet. With her is Barhaba-::.i-lraqi-Baha, an assistant to the Aux­ iliary Board. l eft, Baha' [women in Kivu, Zaire, with pioneers Deborah Butler (second from left), Parvin Nematollahi (fifth from left), and Linda O'Neil (second from right). February 1979/Baha'I News 3 realize their potential through the Teachings of Baha'u'llah. Children One direct benefit of the expanding role of Baha' i women in Zaire will be better educated children, as it is the women who care for the children until they are ready to enter school. The Five Year Plan directive that the education of children " .. must become a firmly-established Baha' i activity during the course of this Plan" is of special importance to the Zairian friends who generally have large families with many children. In Kivu , the largest segment of the Baha'i population is under 15 years of age. In response to the goals of the Five Year Plan for children, institutes are being held in Kivu in which more than 100 Baha' fs have thus far been trained as children' s teachers. Because of the difficulties sometimes faced by Baha' i children who attend mission schools, some Baha' f communities in south­ ern Kivu have obtained approval from the Universal House of Justice to establish their own schools. Such schools must be accredited by the Zairois Educational Bureau. Youth The integration of youth into Baha' f community life has proven to be one of the more difficult aspects of the Five Year Plan fort he friends in Kivu . One of the reasons for this is the large and steadily widening generation gap in Zaire. Its present-day youth are the first genera­ tion to have received formal education on a large scale; hence, the differences between them and older members of the community have been greatly magnified as the youth are exposed to new ways of thinking and are influenced by modern technology and con­ temporary ideas. Borne on the current of western culture, Zairian youth are moving away from tribal customs and traditions more rapidly than their parents, and their ideas, opinions and motives reflect their new way of thinking. Typical of these changes is the young people' s concept of marriage. Whereas most members of the older generation have polygamous marriages, the youth have accepted monogamy as a more stable and beneficial relationship, not to mention more economically feasible . The youth are far more aware of the importance of spiritual love and mutual sharing than their parents, who in most cases merely contracted marriage under social obliga­ tion for the purpose of bearing children. These new ideas have made such traditional concepts as the dowry far less important to Zairian youth. Progress in the development of its young people has been made by encouraging the presence of younger pioneers in the region and by appointing many youth as assistants to the Auxiliary Board. Younger adults are being elected to serve on Local Spiritual Assemblies, and most Assemblies now have youth committees. Top, an institute in Walungu , Zaire, for tra1111ng Bah{i' i Periodic conferences address themselves to the special con­ children' s teachers. The man seated in· the center foreground of cerns, interests and problems facing the Baha' f youth. One can the photo is Bakenga, an assistant to the Auxiliary Board. see clearly that it is these friends who are struggling hardest to make the difficult change from traditional ways of life to today' s Middle, some young Bahti' is who attended an institute for train­ fast-paced, rapidly changing world. ing children's teachers in Uvira, in the southern K ivu region of The Baha'f youth who have taken the opportunity to study the Zaire. In the front row center is Alinote Q . Kibwe, an assistant to Teachings for answers to the unique problems posed by this the Auxiliary Board. transformation have gained an insight and clarity of purpose unequaled by their peers. As these Baha' i youth mature and take Bottom, Bahti' f youth in the Kivu region ofZaire. Secondfrom the their place in the forefront of its administrative institutions, the right is Bashombana, a young Bahti' i who knows more than 10 character of the Faith in Zaire will undergo great changes, as is pravers by heart including the Tabler of Afimad.
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