5th Day Of Celebrations Nia Purpose

Nia/Purpose: Day Five of Kwanzaa

A Celebration of Family, Community and the Common Good

The Kwanzaa principle purpose imposes a duty on our family and community members a commitment to make our families and neighborhoods function in a manner that affords children and adults the maximum conditions for developing and thriving.

 

 

 

 

Purpose/Nia

To commit ourselves to the glorious duty of restoring our families, our neighborhoods, and our people to their historical greatness.

 

 

Perspective on Purpose

 

The family and community are the principal context for human development. Of all the settings that help make us human, the family provides the most important developmental conditions: the love and care of that a child needs to live.  A healthy child and future adult is one who has such a devoted people actively engage in its life – those who love it, spend time with it, challenge it, and are interested in what it does and wants to do, and what it accomplishes day to day.

Hence, the family becomes the starting point for restoring our people to their traditional greatness. Like a set of Russian doll, the context of human development work in a nested fashion, each one expanding beyond but containing the smaller one. Each one simultaneously influences and is influenced by the others. Thus the context of family fits into that of the neighborhood, and the context of the neighborhood into the larger context society and culture. Whatever factors affect any larger context will filters down to affect the innermost unit, the family.  In short, the greatness of the nation begins in the home.

 

Focus: What Purpose Day is about?

 

Purpose/Nia Day focuses on activities which reinforce the Kwanzaa principle purpose. Some activities may include;

• Make the celebration focus on your family
• Make the celebration festive and joyous
• Try to have a special meal- at home or away

Purpose Day Activities:

• Discuss great historical accomplishments by your community
• Reach out on Facebook and establish a national dialogue on restoring the  family
• Any activity which is directed at building a movement to repair and restore families and neighbourhoods