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State five ways in which the missionaries in Kenya helped to rehabilitate the freed slaves in the nineteenth century

State five ways in which the missionaries in Kenya helped to rehabilitate the freed slaves in the nineteenth century.

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Ways in which missionaries helped to rehabilitate freed slaves
(i) They established freed slaves colonies/ centers in their mission stations e.g. Freetown, Rabai, Ribe, Jomvu, Mazeras where they provided the homeless freed slaves with home/ shelter and other basic needs

(ii) They taught the freed slaves industrial/ vocational skills to help them become self- supporting e.g. carpenters, masons, Bricklayers

(iii) Some of them were professionally trained as catechists, evangelists, teachers to enable them secure employment

(iv) Provided them with formal education to help them improve their living standards and fir self – realization

(v) Taught Christianity/ converted to Christianity to create awareness of their human dignity and worth

(vi) Some freed slaves were given jobs in the mission stations as teachers, catechists, evangelists

(vii) They provided them with land on which to grow their food as well as provided them with agricultural tools/ material support for business

(viii) They taught the freed slaves better agricultural methods to improve their yield

(ix) They were taught health science, hygiene and home science to help improve their health

(x) They were provided with medical care and medicine

(xi) Those who wanted to live outside the colony were allowed and helped to do so.

(xii) They were helped to find marriage partners

(xiii) They were to observe very strict discipline/ helped in character building

joseph rimiru answered the question on January 8, 2018 at 17:43

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