This study examined the relationship between the consciousness toward food access and consumption, household characteristics, and food intake among 40 women in a rice-growing area in Kenya.

It is found that the respondents are aware of four factors: “low price,” “health,” “food sharing,” and “locality.” They care about food economics, its contribution to health, and its regional characteristics.

Their households consume multiple staple foods such as rice, wheat products, and traditional maize and starchy roots dishes. They consume side dishes made of vegetables, starchy roots, and legumes. Food diversity is primarily associated with the frequency of consumption of traditional starchy roots dishes.

A relationship among the consciousness, household characteristics, and food intake is observed. The stronger the “low price” awareness, the lower the monthly per capita spending; the stronger the “food sharing” awareness, the higher the spending; and the stronger the “health” awareness, the lower the frequency of rice consumption and the higher the frequency of fruits consumption. The strength of “food sharing” and “locality” awareness is related to food diversity. These results suggest that health consciousness may be related to “healthy food” intake and that regional food awareness may be related to food diversification through consumption of traditional dishes.

The growth of the Christian population in Africa has been greatly influenced by the Pentecostal, Charismatic, Evangelical denominations and others, the followers of all of which have had an awakening, sometimes called Born Again, Saved One or Revivalist. The major denominations have similar experiences.

In South Sudan, faith awakeners have played a major role in the expansion of the Christian population. In this respect, South Sudan is an appropriate place to consider the Awakening. First, however, it is necessary to confirm what extent faith awakening is a common phenomenon among denominations and organizations in South Sudan, and whether faith awakeners have an identity and network beyond denominations. This is the purpose of this paper.

The results of interviews in each denomination revealed faith-related awakenings in all major Protestant denominations in South Sudan, and that while they build loose relationships with organizations related to awakening, they are active in their own denominations. Finally, although the meaning of “faith awakener” in each denomination and movement differed, there were similarities among denominations and organizations in that faith awakening is considered to “accepting God/Christ” and salvation is emphasized.

These results present the state of inter-denominational relations in South Sudan, while demonstrating the effectiveness of considering Christianity in Africa, focusing on the Awakening.