COURSES, WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS
FENZA offers quality language courses as well as workshops and seminars on a wide variety of topics. All offerings aim to equip participants for authentic encounters with others.
See photos from last year's workshops in this GALLERY.
2024 Language Courses
• NYANJA LANGUAGE INTENSIVE COURSES
Coordinator: Fr Phelim Malumo
1st course: 4 March – 13 May 2024
2nd course: 12 August – 14 October 2024
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE FOR FRANCOPHONES
Coordinator: Fr Venerato Babaine
July – August 2024 (Dates to be confirmed.)
2024 Workshops & Seminars
• PASTORAL RESPONSE TO WITCHCRAFT & SATANISM
10 – 11 January 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Philip Meraba
• ECUMENISM & CHRISTIAN UNITY
17 – 24 January 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Philip Meraba
• MIGRATION & REFUGEE CONCERNS
5 – 10 Febuary 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Philip Meraba
• HEALING: TRADITIONAL & SPIRITUAL
21 – 22 February 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Phelim Malumo
• WELCOME TO ZAMBIA
26 February – 1 March 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Philip Meraba
• YOUTH: ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE ABUSE
(Dates to be confirmed) / Coordinator: Fr Phelim Malumo
• ENCOUNTER WITH MUSLIM LEADERS (ISLAM)
20 April 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Venerato Babaine
• FIMBUSA: TRADITIONAL-CHRISTIAN INITIATION
27 April 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Venerato Babaine
• MIGRATION & HUMAN TRAFFICKING
16 May 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Philip Meraba
• CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
30 May 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Venerato Babaine
• LOCAL COMMUNITY IN CONSERVATION & REGENERATION: INTEGRITY OF CREATION
13 June 2024 / Coordinators: Fr P. Malumo & Fr V. Babaine
• CHILD SAFEGUARDING & INTEGRATION
17 July 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Phelim Malumo
• WELCOME TO ZAMBIA
5 – 9 August 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Venerato Babaine
• RELIGIOUS LIFE IN POLITICS AND MEDIA: CURRENT ISSUES IN ZAMBIA
10 – 11 September 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Phelim Malumo
• CULTURE & FAITH: MUSIC, ART & TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS
28 October – 1 November 2024 / Coordinators: Fr V. Babaine & Fr P. Malumo
• JUSTICE & PEACE SEMINAR
14 November 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Philip Meraba
• CIVIC EDUCATION & CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT
4 December 2024 / Coordinator: Fr Venerato Babaine
Information & registration
For more information on any of the workshops or courses above, or to register, contact the listed coordinator:
Fr Venerato Babaine — 0979931510 / director@fenza.org
Fr Phelim Malumo — 0971563064 / supervisor@fenza.org
Fr Philip Meraba — 0776962498 / administrator@fenza.org
FENZA Workshops
FENZA hosts speakers and teams that offer workshops and seminars on a variety of cultural and religious topics. They can also be held at the parish, deanery, and diocesan levels, or arranged for schools, colleges, and other institutions. Time-frames and methods for running the workshops are flexible. As well, they may be conducted in English, Bemba, or Nyanja. Fees are normally charged to cover workshop expenses, but we try to keep the fees as low as possible.
Workshop and seminar teams at FENZA promote a multi-dimensional and dialogical approach to issues, and have an ecumenical focus. Some of the topics covered in the past include:
- Cultural changes
- The variety of different churches
- Christian prophecy
- Faith healing and the Gospel of Prosperity
- Bemba initiation rites (for marriage instructors and couples)
- Spirit possession & witchcraft
- Traditional healers
- Child protection & parenting
- Environmental care
- Migration & human trafficking
- Addiction & recovery
FENZA language courses
The White Fathers' language courses at FENZA cover all aspects of grammar and basic vocabulary. Courses require a full-time commitment from participants. Each day consists of three-and-a-half hours of intensive teaching in the morning, and in the afternoon students are expected to devote their time to revision and practice. The language courses are built on solid linguistic foundations and are at the same time very practical. White Fathers have had experience teaching Zambian languages for more than 100 years!