Students sensitised towards leadership on social issues

Staff Reporter
Dimapur, May 15

A total of 29 students from different educational streams including both secular and theological have successfully completed a 15 days certificate course on Social Concern Leadership initiated by Prodigals’ Home which concluded today. The course is part of their practical internship and thesis field study.
Prodigals Home, an initiative of a group of people to address the issue of drug abuse, treatment and alcoholism over the years, has ventured into various fields of community health, women and child development, rural development, research and documentation and facilitation of grass root organizations in Nagaland.
‘Social concern and leadership’ is a concept recommended by members who have experienced the benefited from such course. Prodigals’ Home has trained hundreds of students in ‘Social concern and leadership’ course along with more than 50 theological students from Nagaland and other states till date. The concluding programme which was marked with a panel discussion on various social issues with emphasis on involvement of church on disability, HIV and AIDS, drug abuse prevention and home mission. APC Sumi Baptist Church- Easter, Associate Pastor of Lotha Baptist Church- Yanbemo, Youth Director of DABA – Toshi, and Project Officer of Sisterhood Network- Renem were the resource persons.
The closing programme was animated by Alongla P Aier, Professor Oriental Theological Seminary, as the main speaker.
Alongla P Aier, while focusing on the holistic view as the main approach for evangelism towards the present social concerns of Nagaland, said one can bring changes in the society only if they involve themselves with the problems and pains faced in the society. She also recommended that ‘partnership’ is one of the most important key aspect to bring changes in the society as she believes that living in isolation and working alone would bring no major changes in the society. Learning to work in together in groups and living an inter-dependent life will help the people in winning the battle against the social problems faced in the society, she said.
Alongla also expressed that to bring positive changes in the society one should know and learn their capabilities that would motivate and bring positive impact on the concerned social issues.
All the students were awarded with certificates on successful completion of the course.