Other Activities

Discipleship Small Groups

16 youth discipleship groups, using the NWAS materials, are operating and fully supported by the Deep Roots fieldwork team. These groups are based at a teacher training college, a training hospital, schools and churches throughout the District.  These Discipleship Small Groups have assisted the Deep Roots team (and continue to do so) in the development of the materials by acting as pilot groups, helping to direct the constructions of the books. Whilst the setting up and supporting of discipleship groups will mainly be done by the Ambassadors once they are trained, we are committed to visiting, nurturing and supporting the groups on a bi-weekly basis.

Radio Programmes

The main drawback of the discipleship programmes is their written nature which, in a verbal culture, not all are comfortable with. In response to this, Deep Roots has been broadcasting the content of the NWAS books, as a discussion, on local radio.

Deep Roots Uganda has already broadcasted 132 programmes(as of November 2009), presented in both English (the national language) and in a combination of vernacular languages.  The radio station broadcasts throughout the district, into neighbouring districts and also into nearby areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Clergy and Lay Reader Sensitization

A  further aspects of our work is with the clergy and church leaders, where we seek to emphasize the importance of the youth in the church and in society.  The way we approach this is by engaging with the clergy and church leaders, holding specific training sessions for them , being invited to speak at the local Bible college and lay readers school, as well as by encouraging the clergy and church leaders to take an interest and participate in the development and production of Deep Roots' written materials, in the delivery of the Ambassador Training programme and in the youth discipleship small groups.