My name is Oluoch Oketch. I am very passionate about positive masculinity. Currently we are having a lot of abuse cases in our country. We have seen children turn against parents, against their siblings, their teachers, their girlfriends and boyfriends. We have seen men burn, kill and maim their wives and children. Many of men are currently committing suicides too. All these won’t be happening if men took their rightful positions in the society and in their families.
As we know, if men were to stand up to their responsibilities and take a firm leadership in the society and their families, the world would be the best place to live in.
Over the years, I have been deeply troubled by the lack of leadership in our families and society. Men are slowly running away from their responsibilities in society. Boys lack mentors as they transition from boyhood to manhood. This gap contributes to the rise in abuse cases in the country.
This fueled my passion for supporting men and I resolved to seize every opportunity to ensure that men take up their roles. When men fail to take up these responsibilities society degenerates and as a result, leads to a lot of abuse cases in our country; fatherless families, children turn against their parents, their siblings, their teachers, their girlfriends, and their boyfriends. We have seen men burn, kill, and maim their wives and children, burning schools. Many men are currently committing suicide. As we know, if men were to stand up to their responsibilities and take firm leadership in society and their families, the world would be the best place to live.
My MISSION is to use my experiences, influences and training to empower men to take up responsibilities and leadership positions in their homes, families, societies and in the spheres that they operate in so that they can be the men of value and ultimately leave a worthwhile legacy while my VISION is to positively transform the lives of 1,000 men by the year 2025.
“The Father’s Heart” encourages men to father with the knowledge that they are vitally important to the futures of their children. This book discusses the implications of a fatherless home, the challenges of parenting, and the hierarchy of fathers. There are absent fathers, present yet uninvolved fathers, authoritative fathers, loving fathers, teaching fathers, and many more.
Any man, through The Father’s Heart, can assess himself, see where he stands, and make choices to become a real Dad and unleash the Father’s Heart and love
This was my first time submitting a book to the CLC for the ACABA awards. At first I wasn’t very keen on it but a friend convinced me to submit the book. Winning the award as the best book in men and women category has enhanced my credibility and visibility, and appeal to readers, bookstores, libraries, and media
I will be submitting another book next year (2025) in the same category