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Help Us Bring Water and Relief to Northern Kenya & Gaza Planet Da'wah Foundation is a grassroots charity with a simple but urgent mission: Bring clean water and relief food to the forgotten corners of Northern Kenya, and share that blessing with Gaza. In Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, Turkana — entire communities go days without clean water or enough food. Children drink from muddy wells. Mothers walk miles with empty containers. I've seen it. I grew up there. This is not just a project. It's personal. We're raising funds to: Build or restore clean water sources in arid areas Provide emergency food relief for families in hunger Support Gaza with half of every donation — because our brothers and sisters there are suffering in ways we can't ignore Even if I have nothing, I believe Allah will put barakah in every coin you give. No amount is too small. Your sadaqah could save a child from thirst or hunger. > “The best of people are those who bring the most benefit to others.” Let's be those people. Donate. Share. Make du'a. Together, we bring water. We bring life. https://gofund.me/5994afa9 PayPal adan.hassan.1080@gmail.com

An investigation into a new dangerous people smuggling route through Northern Kenya. Why are large and ongoing protests continuing in Morocco?  And food fraud: what is it? And why is it dangerous?Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Amie Liebowitz, Stefania Okereke and Tom Kavanagh in London with Blessing Adegroba in Lagos Technical producer: Jonathan Greer Senior Producer:  Paul Bakibinga Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.

He was raised in a church that loved and supported missions and missionaries. Then at the age of 20 he felt the call to overseas mission work spending 16 years in Northern Kenya. Now he oversees the work of one of the world's leading missionary organizations, Africa Inland Mission, and makes sure that missionaries continue to go, share, make disciples and plant churches. Hear his story and more about the work of A.I.M. on this episode ofMissions Today.For More Information AboutAfrica Inland Mission

In this series of podcasts, producers Damaris Lenantare and Mario Kuraki explore matters pertaining to gender diversity and language revitalization among Indigenous peoples of Northern Kenya. Producers 1. Damaris Lenantare (Samburu) 2. Mario kuraki- (Samburu) 3. Sammy Rei (Luyha) 1. Nuria Golo (Borana) 2. Tume Roba (Gabra) 3. Clement (Meru) 4. Solomon Basele (Rendille) 5. Gismat Lerapo (Rendille) 6. Kenno Harugura (Rendille) 7. Paul Kasula (Samburu) 8. Hido Mamo (Borana) Image: Cultural Survival visits Marsabit, Northern Kenya Music: 'Indios Tilcara' by Chancha Via Circuito, used with permission. 'Burn your village to the ground', by Haluci Nation, used with permission.

In this series of podcasts, producers Damaris Lenantare and Mario Kuraki explore matters pertaining to gender diversity and language revitalization among Indigenous peoples of Northern Kenya. Producers 1. Damaris Lenantare (Samburu) 2. Mario kuraki- (Samburu) 3. Sammy Rei (Luyha) 1. Nuria Golo (Borana) 2. Tume Roba (Gabra) 3. Clement (Meru) 4. Solomon Basele (Rendille) 5. Gismat Lerapo (Rendille) 6. Kenno Harugura (Rendille) 7. Paul Kasula (Samburu) 8. Hido Mamo (Borana) Image: Cultural Survival visits Marsabit, Northern Kenya Music: 'Indios Tilcara' by Chancha Via Circuito, used with permission. 'Burn your village to the ground', by Haluci Nation, used with permission.

In this series of podcasts, producers Damaris Lenantare and Mario Kuraki explore matters pertaining to gender diversity and language revitalization among Indigenous peoples of Northern Kenya. Producers 1. Damaris Lenantare (Samburu) 2. Mario kuraki- (Samburu) 3. Sammy Rei (Luyha) 1. Nuria Golo (Borana) 2. Tume Roba (Gabra) 3. Clement (Meru) 4. Solomon Basele (Rendille) 5. Gismat Lerapo (Rendille) 6. Kenno Harugura (Rendille) 7. Paul Kasula (Samburu) 8. Hido Mamo (Borana) Image: Cultural Survival visits Marsabit, Northern Kenya Music: 'Indios Tilcara' by Chancha Via Circuito, used with permission. 'Burn your village to the ground', by Haluci Nation, used with permission.

In this series of podcasts, producers Damaris Lenantare and Mario Kuraki explore matters pertaining to gender diversity and language revitalization among Indigenous peoples of Northern Kenya. Producers 1. Damaris Lenantare (Samburu) 2. Mario kuraki- (Samburu) 3. Sammy Rei (Luyha) 1. Nuria Golo (Borana) 2. Tume Roba (Gabra) 3. Clement (Meru) 4. Solomon Basele (Rendille) 5. Gismat Lerapo (Rendille) 6. Kenno Harugura (Rendille) 7. Paul Kasula (Samburu) 8. Hido Mamo (Borana) Image: Cultural Survival visits Marsabit, Northern Kenya Music: 'Indios Tilcara' by Chancha Via Circuito, used with permission. 'Burn your village to the ground', by Haluci Nation, used with permission.

In this series of podcasts, producers Damaris Lenantare and Mario Kuraki explore matters pertaining to gender diversity and language revitalization among Indigenous peoples of Northern Kenya. Producers 1. Damaris Lenantare (Samburu) 2. Mario kuraki- (Samburu) 3. Sammy Rei (Luyha) 1. Nuria Golo (Borana) 2. Tume Roba (Gabra) 3. Clement (Meru) 4. Solomon Basele (Rendille) 5. Gismat Lerapo (Rendille) 6. Kenno Harugura (Rendille) 7. Paul Kasula (Samburu) 8. Hido Mamo (Borana) Image: Cultural Survival visits Marsabit, Northern Kenya Music: 'Indios Tilcara' by Chancha Via Circuito, used with permission. 'Burn your village to the ground', by Haluci Nation, used with permission.

In this series of podcasts, producers Damaris Lenantare and Mario Kuraki explore matters pertaining to gender diversity and language revitalization among Indigenous peoples of Northern Kenya. Producers 1. Damaris Lenantare (Samburu) 2. Mario kuraki- (Samburu) 3. Sammy Rei (Luyha) 1. Nuria Golo (Borana) 2. Tume Roba (Gabra) 3. Clement (Meru) 4. Solomon Basele (Rendille) 5. Gismat Lerapo (Rendille) 6. Kenno Harugura (Rendille) 7. Paul Kasula (Samburu) 8. Hido Mamo (Borana) Image: Cultural Survival visits Marsabit, Northern Kenya Music: 'Indios Tilcara' by Chancha Via Circuito, used with permission. 'Burn your village to the ground', by Haluci Nation, used with permission.

In this episode I reconnect with Peter Gostelow, an experienced bike tourer, to discuss his latest seven-month adventure through Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, and Tanzania. This trip really took Peter down the road less travelled, through regions well off the tourist trail. He  shares his experiences of riding insanely steep gradients in on the Jordan Bike Trail, exploring the mountainous region in the west of Saudi, camping in an elephant corridor in Northern Kenya as well as  the familiarity of returning back to Tanzania a place that Peter called home many years ago. I also explore Peter's evolving approach to travel, focusing on off-the-beaten-path adventures and the practicalities of long-term bike touring.If you missed our first episode with Peter You can listen to it hereFollow Peter via his instagram - @petegost,  Facebook and also his website petegostelow.comSupport the showEnjoying Seek Travel Ride? Buy me a coffee and help support the show!Thank you to RedShift Sports for supporting the show! - Check them out here Sign up to the Seek Travel Ride NewsletterLeave me a voicemail messageJoin the Seek Travel Ride Facebook group - Seek Travel Ride Music Playlist available now on both Spotify or Apple Music Follow us on Social Media!Instagram - @SeekTravelRideTwitter - @BellaCyclingWebsite: Seek Travel Ride Facebook - Seek Travel Ride

In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, George Paul Meiu clarifies his concept of ethno-erotic economy and the commodification of ethnic sexuality; reflects on the role of objects in shaping political representations; discusses belonging and citizenship as well as mobility, memory, and materiality – and shares his insights concerning possible interpretations of the Greek God Dionysus episode at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. Adrian Matus: You have done extensive research on East Africa, particularly Kenya. As a result, you published “Ethno-erotic Economies: Sexuality, Money, and Belonging in Kenya”[i], where you propose the concept of ethno-erotic economies to grasp what is going on in the tourist resorts of the country. Could you tell me a bit about your main findings concerning the Samburu ethnic sexuality and what they may tell us about belonging in today's postcolonial world more generally? George Paul Meiu: My project in ethno-erotic economy started in a very specific place in Kenya. Since the 1980s, young Samburu men from Northern Kenya have begun migrating seasonally to the coast of the Indian Ocean, where they sold souvenirs and danced for tourists, but also increasingly started developing relationships with women from Western Europe. By the time I started doing research in 2005, in Northern Kenya–where these men come from–some of the richest men in the area were in relationships with white women. For me, this raised all kinds of questions. How do you commodify ethnicity and sexuality in order to produce a certain kind of future at home? What does it mean for an indigenous population like the Samburu, who have been marginalized and peripheralized by both the colonial and independent states, to now seek a certain kind of economic emancipation by commodifying colonial stereotypes of themselves and of their sexuality? Increasingly, what I started seeing is that this is actually very little about sexuality, as such. This is not about what people do sexually. This is about all kinds of imaginaries that one brings in terms of tourist commodification, consumption and so on. What was really interesting for me was how these things reverberate beyond tourism. I ended up going back to some of these men's villages where I did the heavy part of my research and saw how the money that they brought home gave rise to all kinds of gossip and debates over what it means to make money through sex and feed your children and parents with it. All of these moral dilemmas raise questions about what it means to belong, to belong to that area and to an ethnic group. A lot of what these young men were also doing was trying to use the capital they acquired through sexuality to gain respectability. In many parts of the world today, people use sex economies to try to move to the West or other more affluent parts of the world. What was interesting for me here is that these young men did not. Most of them wanted to go back to their home village, where the value of the money was higher, where they had the comfort of being at home and where the ability to negotiate respectability was very different. This created all kinds of puzzles. What does it mean to be a young man in your early 20s, to already have so much money and to gain access to becoming an elder, a respected elder, through your sexuality? All these conundrums raise the issues over what it means to belong. This is a story about East Africa, about Samburu indigenous people and the colonial discourses of their sexuality. In many ways, it is closely related to the global phenomenon of intensified migration. We see the commodification of ethnic sexuality everywhere. What I mean by ethnic sexuality is the very modernist idea that we carry within our bodies something that we can call sexuality. On the one hand, we see across the world now a growing commodification of migrants. I am currently doing research in Romania. A lot of Romanian migrants in Western Europe– men and women–commodify their sexualities and sexual economies, as Eastern Europeans and Romanians. This fantasy has very strong repercussions. On the other hand, we see growing ethno-nationalism everywhere that plays out in the name of sexuality and ethno-sexuality. Sexuality becomes quite key in both consumption and governance in the contemporary world. AM: In your book Queer Objects to the Rescue[ii], you shifted and narrowed the focus of your investigation by pointing to objects that play a surprising role in shaping political imageries that represent queerness as a societal threat and the resulting practices to exclude queer people. Your claim is that, if we want to understand and critique homophobia, we need to understand the role of such objects. One of your central points is that plastic plays an important role in this type of representation, as Chapter 4 of this book argues. What are the main reasons behind associating plastic with queerness? GPM: The deployment of political homophobia has played a central role in morally legitimizing the sovereignty of the state. In many contexts, the state actually works to monopolize capital and claim monopoly on various forms of extraction and exploitation. In this very moment, it seems to me that when we talk about these things, such as moral policing and moral panics, our ability to imagine has become quite bankrupt. When we talk about homophobia, for example, we end up demonizing homophobes versus positioning ourselves as scholarly critics; activists on a position of superiority to those irrational Others who hate. While not condoning any form of hate or relativizing it, I do think that as social scientists we have a responsibility–ethical and political–to try to understand the conditions in which hate is reproduced, also. Thus, working on objects was not necessarily an attempt to narrow the focus, but to escape this discursive realm that keeps us trapped in a kind of liberal, emancipatory discourse versus irrational, backward, demonic hate dichotomy. We need to understand things differently. We need to step a bit outside. Objects, in a way, did that for me. The paradox of homophobia, xenophobia, racism, misogyny and hate towards migrants creates a globalized grammar of hate. If these things indeed are global, then that still does not explain how people and populations–vast populations across the world with very different contexts of life, work and governance– pick them up. These discourses have to be made to resonate. I was trying to look at those poetics. How does a leader come in front of the masses and say: “your children are in danger immigrants, are in danger of the homosexuals?” For people to pick up, I do not believe these discourses that just assume masses are these irrational, malleable things. In reality, we have to pay close attention to the sentiments and desires that they are expressing. Therefore, for me, objects became an interesting coincidental way to tap into the production of collective sentiments. While doing previous research on my first book in Kenya, I started seeing a lot of concern and panics over various kinds of objects, and then I thought, how might panic over various kinds of objects tell us something about the panics over homosexuals or immigrants? Just to give a quick example, early on in my research I came across a Facebook post by somebody in Northern Kenya who made a homophobic statement. The way it was formulated was quite intriguing for me as an anthropologist. It said that “homosexuality is a foreign plastic import that doesn't fit African chemistry”. There's a lot of cultural and historical baggage that goes into formulating and understanding what is being said here. For me, this resonated because I had already started working in northern Kenya on questions of plastic and panics over them.  The fact that there is a whole category of young men in the area called plastic boys, children of refugees who do not claim any belonging to clans or lineages in the area, and therefore–like plastic–seem to come from elsewhere and never attach themselves to any particular place, is significant. Plastic became a very evocative medium, object, or set of objects, that gave a certain kind of material expression to anxieties over belonging, autochthony, bodily well-being, and integrity, as well as to concerns over reproduction, whether biological or social. In that regard, objects give us the certainty of a definitive cause for all our troubles it's because of plastic, it's because of the plastic boys, it's because of this that we cannot live our lives fully as an ethnic group, as a nation, and so on. Something very similar, in fact, happens with the homosexual body. These objects, I argue in this book, enable a certain kind of displacement of meanings, but also of sentiments, anxieties, and desires, from a very diverse set of contexts, where they often have very legitimate reason to exist, particularly where opportunities of work and social reproduction have shrunk. Yet while these anxieties are very legitimate, their projection upon objects, whether it's plastic or the homosexual or the immigrant, can be very problematic. This is, in a way, how I think contemporary politics works, and therefore we do need to pay attention to these forms of displacement. When you have a sexuality politics that only looks at what it names; when we say we're studying sexuality or we're activists of sexuality and all we care about is sexual identification and sexual expression; we miss out on how sexuality ends up taking on anxieties, concerns and desires that have nothing to do with sex or sexual identity at all. Rather, they belong to other domains like work, reproduction and consumption sovereignty. AM: Could you tell us about your fieldwork and how you try to make sense of the objects you encounter? What methodologies do you prefer when trying to account for the role of commodification in the routes of violence and displacement? GPM: I think that my methodologies over the years have become messier and messier. I am doing things that I would never advise my graduate students to do because it is, in a way, messy. I do find myself more and more in need to embrace messiness in order to decentre certain discourses. A proper methodology about sexuality would be to do some participant observation such as interviews – to talk to people about sexuality. What I'm doing is a bit different in the sense that, in order to understand what sexuality politics is about or what the commodification of sexuality is all about, you need to look elsewhere. You need to leave sexuality aside and look at the places in which its effects or, or conditions of possibility emerge. I am studying homophobia, but I am putting homophobia on hold, and I'm going and looking at what plastic signifies before I can connect it back. I call these ethnographic detours with other anthropologists who have written them in a similar vein. These kinds of methodologies pursue ethnographic detours. In other words, rather than look straight on at the subject that we claim to observe, and only engage with the literatures pertaining to that subject or take that subject very literally, I am trying to walk in circles around that subject in order to see how its effects or conditions of possibility emerge or register beyond it. To be a scholar or an anthropologist of sexuality, I have to actually pay attention to labor and economic value. I have to pay attention to questions of ethnicity and autochthony. I have to pay attention to questions of commodity production and consumption. In other words, you have to be everywhere and nowhere. AM: Your most recent publication On Hate, its Objects, and the Poetics of Sexuality juxtaposes the Romanian and the Kenyan cases of highly mediatization panics over sexuality. You argue that one of the reasons of defending the “family values from the foreign plight” is determined by “a late capitalist political economy when sexuality—its politics and poetics—plays out in uncannily similar ways across the world” and creates “an interplay between globally circulating grammars of identity” that are able to resonate with inherited historical anxieties. What creates the objects of hate in these cases? Could you expand on such patterns of panic? GMP: I think I can try to distil two patterns, maybe through an example or two, to help. Because one of the key issues of this modularity of objects of hate, whether we talk about the immigrant, whether we talk about the sexual other, whether we talk about various forms of sexualized indigenous people or racialized others and so on, there is something quite similar happening across the globe. For instance, the fact that Russia has anti-LGBTQ politics and the fact that previously Bolsonaro's Brazil had similar politics, those things resonate with one another. You cannot say that these are separate places, separate cultures –we live in a global world. We recognize the enemy, as it were, by virtue of its appearance everywhere. But what I am arguing as an anthropologist is that we cannot stop there. The work that this does in every place is really important to pay attention to. One interesting example was a few years ago when radical right protesters in Brazil, for example, protesting for family values, anti-LGBTQ policies, or against what they call “gender ideology”. Any discourse or film or culture production associated with gender and sexual diversity was depicted as somehow threatening to the fabric of a nation or a culture. When these protesters gathered in Rio in front of a venue where queer and feminist theorist Judith Butler was to give a talk, they produced an effigy of Judith Butler dressed as a witch and set it on fire as though to cleanse, as it were, the nation state of the plight of “gender ideology”. To me, what happened there of course is scary, but if you take a deep breath and try to analyse ethnographically what is going on there, it gives you a sense of the quite complex grammars through which this sort of sexuality politics and ethno-nationalism plays out. There is a growing sense of ambiguity and uncertainty around the center. I argue in my book Queer Objects to the Rescue: Intimacy and Citizenship in Kenya that you do not need to be queer for elements of your life to already have been deeply non-normativ

It's the middle of the night, and somehow I have returned to the mountains and plains of Northern Kenya. In a language I can understand only while dreaming, I have been invited to skim mud from the surface of a freshly dug singing well with a carved wooden cup. Voices rise above the trumpeting of elephants and the bleating of goats. My body awkwardly recalls the gestures of this ritual. An upward whistle follows every earthly bow according to a rhythm passed from voice to voice through generations.Suddenly, I awaken in my bed — a world away, thick with fatigue, and feeling vaguely bereft. Did I fail the task? Now, how will that murky groundwater ever run clear? My senses tenderized by the dark, I shuffle through my unlit home and touch the minor attributes of this particular life: a thick cashmere throw I bought along the Irish coast, the flecked stone countertops my children love to run their hands along, the soft, sage leaves of a potted plant. Our home seems to have settled back into its bones in our time away. The garden has filled greenly in the monsoon rains, and plump raspberries are ready to be picked and eaten. For the Samburu, the semi-nomadic pastoral people of Northern Kenya, daily life is organized according to the law of water, blood, milk, and meat. The sacred dwells in higher places. Homes are shoulder-height and constructed of straight sticks mixed with mud, dung, and ash paste. They are situated such that a Samburu must bow toward the mountain each time he enters. A circular briar enclosure keeps the camels, cows, and goats in and the leopards and lions out.Our friend, Tilas, explains that the marbling on his calf came from the blaze of a lion's paw, a relic from when he was a young warrior, freshly circumcised, with an able spear. He touches each plant, naming its properties and uses as we walk. Tilas introduces us to the stars, explaining how they determine when and for what his people pray. He traces a line from Alpha Centauri to Beta Centauri to Gacrux at the tip of the Southern Cross. When asked about his home, he nods over the mountain: “Under the full moon, it's a six-hour walk.” In recent years, the Samburu have built an indigenous-owned conservancy for wildlife, the first orphanage of its kind in Africa. Reteti is home to an absurdly cute troupe of 47 baby elephants. Five times daily, they are bottle-fed goat milk provided by herders from the surrounding villages.“Elephants remember everything; we help them remember they belong.”When new orphans arrive, often in the aftermath of trauma, the keepers cradle them, sleep alongside them, and surround them with the healing chants they learned around the singing wells of their youth — sometimes night and day for weeks. After years of care and intentional preparation, the elephants are returned within their adopted family systems to the lands from which they came.“Most of us have been displaced from those cultures of origin, a global diaspora of refugees severed not only from the land but from the sheer genius that comes from belonging in symbiotic relation to [it].” ― Tyson Yunkaporta, Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the WorldIt's not that I long for any home but this one. Lord knows I bristle at the implicit expectations of women even in this privileged world — expectations that pale in comparison to the norms of most women's lives around the world. But it is a transmission of the spiritual force of symbiosis to be among the Samburu. Some primal memory stirs in proximity to a culture that still listens for water in the earth and prays according to the mountains, stars, and seasons. Indeed, there is earthly sanity — “sheer genius” — in remembering that we are not orphans among the family of things and that our rightful place is as an intermediary, guardian species.As daylight rises, I climb a nearby mountain to survey the valley beneath. This valley contains the daily rituals of my human life. It is where I drive my children to school and share meals with friends. From this vantage point, I can close my eyes and imagine buildings and highways gently swept like eraser shavings from a living canvas, revealing a landscape beneath our human claim. When I dream of singing wells, I remember an irreducible wilderness, a relationship that has always been — and find solace in it.The Guest House is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Guest House at shawnparell.substack.com/subscribe

How does an Internet search lead to missions work? What is it like to provide literacy training amongst nomadic communities? Hear from Wangūi Maina about her experiences following the Lord to multiple different countries and what it's like to serve now in Northern Kenya. “I felt the Lord say, ‘Forget all of the things you're trying to figure out. Just trust Me and go.'” “Northern Kenya in 2024, still has the highest illiteracy rates in the whole of East Africa.” “One of the greatest impacts that I have seen is seeing children who were not interested in school because of the cultural practices that prevail in these communities take up an interest in going to school and staying in school.” “Where Christ is preached fearlessly, transformation happens.” “Whatever negativity or whatever darkness, it can't come against the light.” “People think God's calling is some big voice up in the air or you'll hear some booming, but it's those impressions that the Lord puts in our hearts.” “Start your day with the Lord; it really makes a difference.” What's changing our lives: Keane: Planting the garden Heather: Teaching at her alma mater Wangūi: Discovering new nearby routes Weekly Spotlight: Creative Access Locations We'd love to hear from you! podcast@teachbeyond.org Podcast Website: https://teachbeyond.org/podcast Learn about TeachBeyond: https://teachbeyond.org/ 

Deep in Northern Kenya, former Samburu warriors who have turned their skills to caring for baby elephants, are determined to carry on their work rescuing orphaned elephants. But as the region struggles with the worst drought for decades, can they still rewild them? Traditionally Samburu warriors are not only charged with protecting their community, but with caring for their livestock. Now they have turned their attention to raising elephants. At Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, they rescue baby elephants that have been injured, orphaned or abandoned. They look after them, rehabilitate them and release them back to the wild. It is transforming the way local communities relate to elephants, in a way that benefits both humans and animals. But drought has meant their rewilding programme has been put on hold until the rains come.

Have you ever pondered the intricate links between justice, natural health, and filmmaking? Our guest for this episode, Jonathan Otto, an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker, has not only thought about it, but has made it his life's work. Jonathan's journey, from working for organizations like World Vision to his groundbreaking work on the Truth About Cancer and the Truth About Vaccines, is as fascinating as it is inspiring. Jonathan's intrigue with the world of natural health and his commitment to justice has led to a plethora of discoveries, particularly around vaccines. His conviction that many diseases today are the result of intentional biological weapons will give you ample food for thought. As we navigate through his research on therapies like nicotine urine therapy and chlorine dioxide, you'll be captivated by their potential for healing. His collaborations with organizations like the Tim Tebow Foundation and his humanitarian work in Northern Kenya serve as testimony to his dedication to making a positive impact.As Jonathan looks into his personal life, he gives us an insight into the toll his work has taken on him. Finding balance between his commitment to fighting injustice and fulfilling his roles as a husband and father, isn't easy. Yet, his faith continues to guide him through these challenges. As we wrap up, Jonathan shares his research on alternative treatments, and the potential they hold to bring hope and healing to those suffering from various diseases. This episode promises to leave you inspired, better informed, and brimming with hope.SUPER FUEL ENERGY DRINK A BLAST OF PREMIUM NATURAL ENERGY! Gene German Certified Firearms Instructor - Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, FloridaInstacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEgraithcare.com Graith Care Independent Patient Advocate medical advocacy, consultation, advice US and InternationalDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show Thank you for listening to this episode of HuttCast, the American Podcast. We hope you enjoyed today's discussion and gained valuable insights. To stay updated on our latest episodes, be sure to subscribe to our podcast on your preferred listening platform. Don't forget to leave us a rating and review, as it helps others discover our show. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for future topics, please reach out to us through our website or social media channels. Until next time, keep on learning and exploring the diverse voices that make America great.

We ask a leading farmer and environmentalist whether we'll starve before we burn, with 13 nations agreeing to vastly limit livestock farming in order to save the planet (with Joe Biden's “Climate Czar” John Kerry leading the charge). And is the US really going to fund and empower female climate change activists in "the patriarchal society of Northern Kenya"?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Michael speaks with Lance Robinson, a Research Scientist studying Human Dimensions of Sustainable Resource Development at the Center for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research in Ontario, Canada. Lance has studied rangelands as social-ecological systems for many years, and has contributed to an alternative way of viewing them that departs from some of the traditional assumptions about commons and governance. In this conversation, Michael and Lance make specific reference to the design principles for community-based resource management developed by Elinor Ostrom in her famous book, Governing the Commons. Much of the conversation has to do with Ostrom's first principle, which stipulated that communities are aided by boundaries that delineate who is and who isn't a community member, and where the community's resources are. Lance's work unpacks the importance of boundaries in part through what he calls a complex landscape mosaic, which reflects the fact that in real systems, particularly in rangelands, there are many overlapping and shifting boundaries that are designed to help resource users adapt to resource scarcity, not to prevent the overuse of the commons, which is how they are usually interpreted. This conversation builds on a previous interview with Mark Moritz on pastoralists and open property, and you should check that interview out as well if this one interests you.   References: https://landscapewanderer.link/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lance-Robinson Ostrom, Elinor. 1990. Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. Cambridge University Press. Schlager, Edella, and Elinor Ostrom. 1992. “Property-Rights Regimes and Natural Resources: A Conceptual Analysis.” Land Economics 68 (3): 249–62. Robinson, Lance W., and Fikret Berkes. 2010. “Applying Resilience Thinking to Questions of Policy for Pastoralist Systems: Lessons from the Gabra of Northern Kenya.” Human Ecology 38 (3): 335–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-010-9327-1. Robinson, Lance W. 2019. “Open Property and Complex Mosaics: Variants in Tenure Regimes across Pastoralist Social-Ecological Systems” 13 (1): 804.

Everyone, meet Katie, otherwise known  (by me!) as Dr. Doolittle. She is an animal whisperer in many ways and has devoted her life, with her husband Jeremy and three small children,  to living in the African bush and helping ensure the success of orphaned baby elephants being reintroduced back  into the wild of Northern Kenya. ...The best part, she has done this together with the Samburu community, who have lived side by side with these elephants in the area for generations, and who are leading the charge in making sure it stays that way. Katie thinks out of the box and as you will hear in our conversation, it's working! Enjoy! www.tintrunksafari.com Instagram: @tintrunksafari

Over the next few weeks, we are going to listen to some talks that have come straight out of the DMM (Disciple Making Movement) Global Catalyst Camp* in Nairobi, Kenya.  Today we will listen to the introduction to the whole gathering by Dr Aila Tasse. Aila reflects about his previous struggle to believe that God would move amongst the 14 Unreached People Groups (UPGs) in his own context of Northern Kenya. He shares how he once thought, “It cannot happen here”. How faith was produced in his life.  These days, we're seeing not only movements happening amongst these 14 UPGs in Northern Kenya. But also across Eastern Africa. The very place the Catalyst Camp you'll be listening to has been gathering.  Be encouraged as you listen to Aila and others share over the coming weeks. Let faith be birthed in your heart afresh! *This gathering of leaders from around the world have met together under the leadership of Aila Tasse. We are hearing of so many stories of movements that are happening in the hardest of places. Some are happening in UPGs that have long been fortresses to the Gospel. In some of these “impossible” places, today over 15,000 churches based around DMM are flourishing.  It truly has been an inspirational time. As we start to examine and unpack the ideas that have been presented, we are learning… It's really quite simple.  It's really about obeying Jesus and what he started. The example he set to make disciples and the commands he gave live as disciples.  The wrestle of faith as we start to ask the question, “can movements actually happen in our context?”. As someone once said, “the hardest place to start a movement is right where you are”. We're discovering that when we ask this question, faith is produced.

The Holy Spirit is our teacher. I think there is a certain comfort we have to have with not understanding everything and that's okay. That's where faith comes in but I think having people who can walk with you through the Bible, especially when you're starting is super important. But I would just say there's so many ways to do it and stop condemning ourselves for not doing it enough, doing it perfectly, you know, understanding it enough...just the freedom to just be an explorer and, you know, just be a learner, even if you don't understand it, just keep putting it into you. I really do believe the Bible... it says it's sharper than a two-edged sword, that it brings life to us, and I think there's truth about that, that we need to return to because it's just really easy to leave it behind. And then we're thinking things that aren't anything near how God thinks about things, which is completely opposite to how you would naturally think...I think 100%, completely opposite. So yeah, renew our minds. We need to do it.---Watch television host and journalist, Cheryl Weber being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur.As a television host, global humanitarian, public speaker and media producer/journalist, Cheryl Weber has always had a passion for life-transformative stories and global change. She currently serves as co-host of “100 Huntley Street” and as the Director of Relief and Development for Crossroads Cares. Over the years, she has had the privilege of sitting down with both high-profile celebrities and everyday people doing extraordinary things. Her passion for justice and poverty alleviation has taken her from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to some of the most desperate and remote places on the planet. From interviewing little girls rescued from the sex trade in Cambodia to documenting the heartbreaking starvation of the Turkana people in Northern Kenya, she has seen the difference that passionate people of faith and action can have. In this episode we talk about how the Bible has shaped Cheryl's life, how reading the Bible in one year has changed her perspective, and using Scripture to overcome fear and not let anxiety control your life. ---Learn more about Cheryl WeberWebsite:  https://www.cherylwebermedia.com100 Huntley Street: https://100huntley.com/our_hosts/cheryl-weber/

Today's guest is television host and journalist, Cheryl Weber being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur.As a television host, global humanitarian, public speaker and media producer/journalist, Cheryl Weber has always had a passion for life-transformative stories and global change. She currently serves as co-host of “100 Huntley Street” and as the Director of Relief and Development for Crossroads Cares. Over the years, she has had the privilege of sitting down with both high-profile celebrities and everyday people doing extraordinary things. Her passion for justice and poverty alleviation has taken her from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to some of the most desperate and remote places on the planet. From interviewing little girls rescued from the sex trade in Cambodia to documenting the heartbreaking starvation of the Turkana people in Northern Kenya, she has seen the difference that passionate people of faith and action can have. In this episode we talk about how the Bible has shaped Cheryl's life, how reading the Bible in one year has changed her perspective, and using Scripture to overcome fear and not let anxiety control your life. Please enjoy this episode and share it with a friend or on social media!---Watch this episode on YouTube: @canadian_biblesocietyLearn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you're well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world's best-selling book. This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate—Learn more about Cheryl WeberWebsite:  https://www.cherylwebermedia.com100 Huntley Street: https://100huntley.com/our_hosts/cheryl-weber/

In this Catholic News podcast, we're joined by Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, Bishop of Marsabit, and Isacko Jirma, Director of Caritas Marsabit. Marsabit is a semi-arid location 500km north of the capital of Kenya, Nairobi. The local Catholic diocese spans almost 80,000 square kilometres without a single river passing through. The Horn and East Africa has suffered its worst drought in 40 years. In Marsabit, where 80% of people rely on livestock for their income, their animals have died and their crops have failed. Bishop Paul and Isacko discuss the pastoral challenges and the social action projects needed to help more than 300,000 people escape food insecurity. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts, Amazon/Audible or Spotify.

In this Catholic News podcast, we’re joined by Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, Bishop of Marsabit, and Isacko Jirma, Director of Caritas Marsabit. Marsabit is a semi-arid location 500km north of the capital of Kenya, Nairobi. The local Catholic diocese spans almost 80,000 square kilometres without a single river passing through. The Horn and East Africa […]

In this Catholic News podcast, we’re joined by Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, Bishop of Marsabit, and Isacko Jirma, Director of Caritas Marsabit. Marsabit is a semi-arid location 500km north of the capital of Kenya, Nairobi. The local Catholic diocese spans almost 80,000 square kilometres without a single river passing through. The Horn and East Africa […]

In this episode, I'm talking with Ian Craig, a great man I consider to be the pioneer of community conservation in Africa. Ian has helped founded both Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Northern Rangelands Trust and is currently serving as the Chief Partnership, Growth & Innovation Officer for NRT. We talk through how he got started in conservation, what drives this big passion he has for wildlife and also how wildlife is contributing to a better life for local communities in the Northern part of Kenya. We also dig deep into the community conservation model, it's success under the flagship organizations Ian founded, carbon revenues and how we can unlock local funding and also bandirty in the Northern Kenya and what we can do to put an end to this. Enjoy

The roles are reversed today. When my very dear friend, Gina Clifford, returned to Africa for her third visit, I planned to interview her about trekking for gorillas in Uganda. Many Tin Trunk clients do it there and in Rwanda and I think it's time we hear from them on just what makes this one of the most sought-after and soul-altering journeys on our planet. Alas, for another time. For Gina convinced me to let her interview me as a result of the many conversations we had about Africa, the animals, the people, and what the future holds as we went around Africa: trekking in that lush Bwindi forest, flying to the Maasai Mara and Northern Kenya  in my plane 5Y-BAD, and boating up the Luangwa river in Zambia.  It seems this is meant to be – a moment of reflection - on my life, my commitments and how I want to walk the planet - as well as the important role I see my travel business, Tin Trunk Safari , plays in all of this.  Just a few days after this Zambia trip, I was invited to be interviewed on Global Adventures, a tv programme that you can watch on you tube. It was my first television appearance and the interviewers focused on how travel transforms us and how my life has led to designing the kinds of trips in Africa that aim to do just that for our clients.  You can watch this on  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlJLac8RRJgInstagram @tin trunk safari. I invite you to share in this retrospective – and introspective – moment by watching the the show and listening to this interview. Gina and I spoke from her tent looking over the river from our bush camp, Kakuli, in the South Luangwa. You might remember my interview a while back with Abraham Banda, our guide from Time and Tide. In that interview, I said I wanted to come back and experience the South Luangwa in Zambia during the off-season, when the river has swelled so much you can boat through ancient forests of Ebony trees.  And so we did.  Enjoy our chat.www.tintrunksafari.com Instagram: @tintrunksafari

The availability and quality of cancer care varies in different parts of the globe. Some locations find it difficult to have proper equipment, access to medications or even trained staff on hand. In this ASCO Education podcast we look how a group of doctors are sharing their skills and experience to set up training programs to help improve outcomes for patients with cancer in Kenya. Our guests will explore the creation of a pediatric oncology fellowship program in Kenya (11:48), how a young doctor found herself interested in improving global health (14:30), and discuss lessons learned that are applicable to health care in the United States (21:07).  Speaker Disclosures Dr. David Johnson: Consulting or Advisory Role – Merck, Pfizer, Aileron Therapeutics, Boston University Dr. Patrick Loehrer: Research Funding – Novartis, Lilly Foundation, Taiho Pharmaceutical Dr. Terry Vik: Research Funding Takeda, Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Dr. Jennifer Morgan: None Resources: Podcast: Oncology, Etc. - Dr. Miriam Mutebi on Improving Cancer Care in Africa Podcast: Oncology, Etc. – Global Cancer Policy Leader Dr. Richard Sullivan (Part 1) Podcast: Oncology, Etc. – Global Cancer Policy Leader Dr. Richard Sullivan Part 2 If you liked this episode, please follow the show. To explore other educational content, including courses, visit education.asco.org. Contact us at education@asco.org. TRANSCRIPT Disclosures for this podcast are listed in the podcast page. Dave Johnson: Welcome, everyone, to a special edition of Oncology, Etc., an oncology educational podcast designed to introduce our listeners to interesting people and topics in and outside the world of Oncology. Today's guest is my co-host, Dr. Pat Loehrer, who is the Joseph and Jackie Cusick Professor of Oncology and Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Indiana University, where he serves as the Director of Global Health and Health Equity. Pat is the Director Emeritus of the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. Pat has many different accomplishments, and I could spend the next hour listing all of those, but I just want to point out, as many of you know, he is the founder of what formerly was known as the Hoosier Oncology Group, one of the prototypes of community-academic partnerships which have been hugely successful over the years.  He's also the founding director of the Academic Model for Providing Access to Healthcare Oncology Program, which has grown rather dramatically over the last 17 years. This includes the establishment of fellowship programs in GYN oncology, pediatric oncology, and medical oncology through the Moi University School of Medicine in Kenya. Through its partnership with the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, over 8000 cancer patients a year are seen, and over 120,000 women from western Kenya have been screened for breast and cervical cancer in the past five years. Pat is also the co-PI of the U-54 grant that focuses on longitudinal HPV screening of women in East Africa. He currently serves as a Senior Consultant of the NCI Cancer for Global Health.  So, Pat, welcome. We have with us today two special guests as well that I will ask Pat to introduce to you. Pat Loehrer: Dave, thanks for the very kind introduction. I'm so pleased today to have my colleagues who are working diligently with us in Kenya. The first is Terry Vik, who is Professor of Pediatrics here at Indiana University and at Riley Hospital. He's been the Director of the Fellowship Program and the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program and Director of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Program. He got his medical degree at Johns Hopkins and did his residency at UCLA and his fellowship at Dana-Farber. And he's been, for the last 10 to 15 years, been one of my co-partners in terms of developing our work in Kenya, focusing on the pediatric population, where he helps spearhead the first pediatric oncology fellowship in the country.  And then joining us also is Dr. Jennifer Morgan. Jenny is a new faculty member with us at Indiana University as an Assistant Professor. She, I think, has 16 state championship medals for track and field in high school. I've never met an athlete like that in the past. She ended up going to Northwestern Medical School. She spent time in Rwanda with Partners in Health, and through that, eventually got interested in oncology, where she completed her fellowship at University of North Carolina and has spent a lot of her time in Malawi doing breast cancer research. I don't know of anyone who has spent as much time at such a young age in global oncology.  Dave Johnson: So Pat, obviously, you and I have talked a lot over the years about your work in Kenya, but our listeners may not know about Eldoret. Maybe you can tell us a little bit about the history of the relationship between your institution and that in Kenya. Pat Loehrer: It's really a remarkable story. About 30 some odd years ago, Joe Mamlin and Bob Einterz, and Charlie Kelly decided they wanted to do a partnership in Global Health. And they looked around the world and looked at Nepal and looked at Mexico, and they fell upon Eldoret, which was in Western Kenya. They had the birth of a brand new medical school there, and this partnership developed. In the midst of this came the HIV/AIDS pandemic. And these gentlemen worked with their colleagues in Kenya to develop one of the most impressive programs in the world focused on population health and dealing with the AIDS pandemic. They called it the Academic Model for Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS or AMPATH, and their success has been modeled in many other places. They have many different institutions from North America and Europe that have gone there to serve Western Kenya, which has a catchment area of about 25 million people.  About 15 to 20 years ago, I visited AMPATH, and what they had done with HIV/AIDS was extraordinary. But what we were seeing there in cancer was heartbreaking. It reminded us, Dave, as you remember back in the ‘60s and ‘70s with people coming in with advanced cancers of the head and neck and breast cancers that were untreated. And in addition, we saw these young kids with Burkitt's Lymphomas with huge masses out of their jaws. And seeing that and knowing what was possible, what we saw in the States and what seemed to be impossible in Kenya, spurred me on, as well as a number of other people, to get involved. And so, we have built up this program over the last 15 and 20 years, and I think it's one of the most successful models of global oncology that's in existence.  Dave Johnson: That's awesome. Terry, tell us a little bit about your involvement with the program at Moi University.  Terry Vik: Sure. So, I took an unusual path to get to Eldoret because I started off in work in signal transduction and protein kinases, then morphed into phase I studies of kinase inhibitors that was happening in the early 2000s. But by the end of the decade, Pat was beginning to establish oncology programs in Kenya. And because half the population is children and there were lots of childhood cancers, and many of them can be curable, he mildly twisted my arm to go with him to set up pediatric oncology in Kenya. And through his help and Matt Strother, who is a faculty member on the ground, establishing that, I first went in 2010 just to see how things were running and to see all the things that Pat had recognized as far as things that needed to be done to make Eldoret a center for cancer care.   And so, the last 13 years now, I've been working, going anywhere from one to four times a year to Kenya, mainly helping the Kenyans to develop their medical care system. Not so much seeing patients or taking care of patients, other than talking about best practices and how we do things in the US that can be readily translated to what's going on in Kenya. And so, we've been able to establish a database, keep track of our patients in pediatric oncology, recognize that lots of kids are not coming into care, not being diagnosed. There's a huge gap between numbers who you would expect to have childhood cancer versus the numbers actually coming to the hospital. As the only pediatric treatment center for a catchment area of 25 million, half of whom are under the age of 20, we should be seeing a lot of kids with cancer, but we are probably only seeing 10% of what we would expect.  So, myself, many of my colleagues from Indiana University, as well as colleagues from the Netherlands Princess Maxima Hospital for Pediatric Cancer, we've been partnering for these past 13 years to train Kenyans to recognize cancer, to have treatment protocols that are adapted for the capabilities in Kenya, and now finally starting to show real progress in survival for childhood cancer in Kenya, both in leukemias, lymphomas, and solid tumors, with a fair number of publications in Wilms tumor and Burkitt lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. So, it's been really heartening, I think.  I tell people that the reason I go to Kenya studying signal transduction and protein kinase inhibitors in pediatric cancer, I can maybe save a couple of kids over a career by that kind of work. But going to Kenya to show people how to find and treat kids with leukemia, I'm literally seeing the impact of hundreds of kids who are alive today that wouldn't be alive otherwise. So, that's really been the success of pediatric oncology there. Dave Johnson: Is the spectrum of childhood cancer in Kenya reflective of what we see in the States, or are there some differences? Pat Loehrer: It really is surprisingly similar. I think the only thing that– Well, two things that are more common in Kenya because of the so-called ‘malaria belt' and the association with Burkitt Lymphoma, there's a fair number of kids with Burkitt's Lymphoma there. Although, as mosquito control and malaria control has improved, actually, the numbers of cases of Burkitt's have been dropping, and a lot of cancers were sort of hidden, not recognized as leukemia or not recognized as other lymphomas. Just because if Burkitt's is endemic, then every swelling is Burkitt's. And I think that's been shown by looking at pathology retrospectively to say a lot of what they thought was Burkitt's was maybe not necessarily Burkitt's. And then nasopharyngeal carcinoma with Epstein-Barr virus prevalence also is a little bit more common than I'm used to seeing, but otherwise, the spectrum of cancers are pretty similar. So, it's heartening to know that we've been treating childhood cancers with simple medicines, generic medicines, for 50 years in the US. And so I like to tell people, I just want to get us up to the ‘90s, maybe the 2000s in Kenya, and that will really improve the survival quite a bit. Dave Johnson: You mentioned that there were adjustments that you were making in the therapies. Could you give us some examples of what you're talking about? Terry Vik: The biggest adjustments are that the ability to give blood product support, transfusions of platelets is somewhat limited. So, for instance, our ability to treat acute myeloid leukemia, which is heavily dependent on intensive myelosuppressive chemotherapy, we're not so good at that yet because we don't have the support for blood products. Similarly, the recognition and treatment of infections in patients is somewhat limited. Yet, just the cost of doing blood cultures, getting results, we actually have the antibiotics to treat them, but figuring out that there actually is an infection, and we're just beginning to look at resistance patterns in bacteria in Kenya because I think that's an indiscriminate use of antibiotics. In Kenya, there are a lot of resistant organisms that are being identified, and so figuring out how best to manage those are the two biggest things. But now, in Eldoret, we have two linear accelerators that can give contemporary radiation therapy to kids who need it. We have pediatric surgeons who can resect large abdominal tumors. We have orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons to assist. All those things are in place in the last three to five years. So, really, the ability to support patients through intensive chemotherapy is still one of the last things that we're working diligently on improving. Dave Johnson: So one thing that I've read that you've done is you're involved heavily in the creation of a pediatric oncology fellowship program. If I read it correctly, it's a faculty of one; is that correct? Terry Vik: Well, now that two have just graduated, it's a faculty of three, plus some guest lecturers. So I feel quite good about that.  Dave Johnson: So tell us about that. That must have been quite the challenge. I mean, that's remarkable. Terry Vik: That goes back to one of my longtime colleagues in Kenya, Festus Njuguna, who is Kenyan. He did his medical school training at Moi University and then did pediatric residency there. They call it a registrar program there. And then he was, since 2009, 2010, he's been the primary pediatric oncologist. Although he always felt he did not have the formal training. He'd spent time in the US and in Amsterdam to get some added training for caring for kids. But it was his vision to create this fellowship program. So Jodi Skiles, one of my colleagues who had spent some time in Kenya and myself and he worked on creating the fellowship document that needs to go through the university to get approved. That finally got approved in 2019. And so the first two fellows…I was on a Fulbright Scholar Award to start that fellowship program for a year right in the middle of the pandemic, but we were able to get it started, and I was able to continue to go back and forth to Kenya quite a bit in the last two years to get through all of the training that was laid out in our curriculum. And two fellows, Festus and another long-standing colleague of mine, Gilbert Olbara, both completed the fellowship and then sat for their final exams at the end of last year and graduated in December. So it really was heartwarming for me to see these guys want to build up the workforce capacity from within Kenya, and being able to support them to do that was a good thing. Pat Loehrer: Parenthetically, Dave, we had the first Gynecology Oncology program in the country, too, led by Barry Rosen from Princess Margaret, and they have 14 graduates, and two of them now are department chairs in Kenya. Jenny's spearheading a medical oncology curriculum now so that we have that opened up this year for the first time. Dave Johnson: It's uncommon to find a junior faculty as accomplished as Jenny. Jenny, tell us a little about your background and how you got interested in global health, and your previous work before moving to IU.  Jennifer Morgan: I was an anthropology major at undergrad at Michigan, and I think I really always liked studying other cultures, understanding different points of view. And so I think part of that spirit when you study anthropology, it really sticks with you, and you become a pretty good observer of people and situations, I think, or the goal is that you become good at it. I think my interest in medicine and science, combined with that desire to learn about different cultures really fueled a lot of my interests, even from undergrad and medical school. I really felt strongly that access to health is a human right, and I wanted to work for Partners in Health when I graduated from residency. I had heard a lot about that organization and really believed in the mission around it.   And so I went to work in Butaro in Rwanda, and I really didn't have any plans to do cancer care, but then I just kind of got thrown into cancer care, and I really loved it. It was a task-shifting model that really where you use internists to deliver oncology care under the supervision of oncologists from North America. So, most of them were from Dana-Farber or a variety of different universities. And so it made me feel like this high-resource field of Oncology was feasible, even when resources and health systems are strained. Because I think a lot of people who are interested in Oncology but also kind of this field of global health or working in underserved settings really struggle to find the way that the two fit sometimes because it can feel impossible with the hyper-expensive drugs, the small PFS benefits that drive the field sometimes. And so I think, Butaro for me, and Partners in Health, and DFCI, that whole group of people and the team there, I think, really showed me that it's feasible, it's possible, and that you can cure people of cancer even in small rural settings. And so that drove me to go to fellowship, to work with Satish Gopal and UNC. And because of COVID, my time in Malawi was a bit limited, but I still went and did mainly projects focused on breast cancer care and implementation science, and they just really have a really nice group of people. And I worked with Tamiwe Tomoka, Shakinah Elmore, Matthew Painschab, really just some great people there, and I learned a lot.  And so, when I was looking for a job after fellowship, I really wanted to focus on building health systems. And to me, that was really congruent with the mission of AMPATH, which is the tripartite mission of advancing education and research and clinical care. And I knew from Pat that the fellowship program would be starting off, and I think to me, having been in Rwanda and Malawi and realizing how essential building an oncology workforce is, being a part of helping build a fellowship as part of an academic partnership was really exciting. And then also doing very necessary clinical outcomes research and trying to do trials and trying to bring access to care in many systems that are very resource constrained. So that's kind of how I ended up here.  Pat Loehrer: That's awesome. So tell us a little bit about your breast cancer work. What exactly are you doing at the moment? Jennifer Morgan: In Malawi, during my fellowship, we looked at the outcomes of women with breast cancer and really looking at late-stage presentations and the fact that in Malawi, we were only equipped with surgery, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy, but not radiation. You see a lot of stage four disease, but you also see a lot of stage three disease that you actually have trouble curing because it's so locally advanced, really bulky disease. And so that first study showed us the challenge of trying to cure patients– They may not have metastatic disease, but it can be really hard to locally even treat the disease, especially without radiation. And so that's kind of what we learned.   And then, using an implementation science framework, we were looking at what are the barriers to accessing care. And I think it was really interesting some of the things that we found. In Malawi, that has a high HIV rate, is that the stigma around cancer can be far more powerful than the stigma around HIV. And so, we are seeing a lot of women who are ostracized by their communities when they were diagnosed with cancer. And really, they had been on, many HIV-positive women, on ARVs for a long time living in their communities with no problem, and so HIV had kind of been destigmatized, but we're seeing the stigma of cancer and the idea that kids are as a death sentence was a really prominent theme that we saw in Malawi.  So some of these themes, not all of them, but some of them are very similar in Kenya, and so what I'm helping work on now is there's been this huge effort with AMPATH called the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program, where around 180,000 women have been screened for breast cancer in a decentralized setting which is so important - so in counties and in communities. We're looking at who showed up to this screening and why did women only get breast cancer screening and why did some of them only get cervical, and why did some get what was intended - both. Because I think many people on the continent and then other LMICs are trying to do breast and cervical cancer co-screening to really reduce the mortality of both of those cancers. And the question is, I think: is mammography a viable screening mechanism in this setting or not? That's a real question in Kenya right now. And so we're going to be looking to do some studies around mammography use and training as well.  Dave Johnson: So, I have a question for all three of you. What lessons have you learned in your work in Kenya or Malawi that you've brought back to the States to improve care in the United States? Pat Loehrer: One is that the cost of care is ever present there. And so one of the things that we need to think about here is how can we deliver care more cheaply and more efficiently. It goes against the drug trials that are going on by industry where they want to use therapy for as long as they can and for greater times. And there are a lot of common things like access to care is a big issue there, and it's a big issue in our country. So we have used in IU some community healthcare workers in rural parts of our state as well as in the urban centers so that they can go to people's houses to deliver care.  Terry was involved with a wonderful project. It was a supplement from the NCI, which looked at barriers to care and abandonment of therapy. And just by giving patients and their families a small stipend that would cover for their travel and their food, the abandonment rate went down substantially, and they were able to improve the cure rate of Burkitt's Lymphoma. It's probably about 60% now. And so those are issues that I think we see here in our state, where people can't come to IU because of the cost of parking, that's $20 a visit. The lesson there is that we really need to get down to the patients and to their families and find out what their obstacles are.  Terry Vik: My favorite example, since I deal with kids and parents, is how striking parents are the same worldwide. They all want the best for their child. They all want anything that can be done to potentially cure them, treatment, they do anything they could. And I think the hardest thing, as Pat said, is the financial burden of that care. And the other thing that I bring back to my fellows in the US is that you don't have to do Q4-hour or Q6-hour labs to follow somebody when they start their therapy. Once a day, every 3 days, works quite well also. And just the realization that things can be done with a lot less stress in the US if you only decide to do it. Dave Johnson: Jenny, any thoughts from you on that? Jennifer Morgan: I think for me, decentralized cancer care is so important. Even being back on the oncology wards in Indiana in December, I saw a couple of really advanced patients who were really unfortunate, and they had tried to go through the system of referrals and getting to cancer care. And unfortunately, I think there are disparities in the US health system, just like in Kenya, and maybe on different scales. But cancer care that's accessible is so important, and accessible versus available, I think we a lot of time talk about therapies that may be available, but they're not accessible to patients. And that's really what we see in Kenya, what we see in rural Indiana. There are a number of grants that talk about reciprocal innovation because some of these things that we do in Kenya to minimize burden on the system are things that can be done in rural Indiana as well. And so, partnership on these issues of trying to improve decentralized care is important everywhere.  Pat Loehrer: And again, from the perspective as a medical oncologist, we see patients with late-stage diseases. We could eradicate the number one cause of cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa, cervical cancer, from the face of the earth just by doing prevention. We don't do enough in our country about prevention. The other dimension I guess I wanted to bring up as far as multidisciplinary care - when we think about that in our country, it's radiation therapy, surgery, medical oncology, but one of the lessons learned there is that the fourth pillar is policy. It's really about cancer policy and working with the government, Ministry of Health to affect better insurance cover and better care and to work with a different discipline in terms of primary care, much more strongly than we do in our country.  Dave Johnson: Are you encountering similar levels of vaccine hesitancy in Kenya as you might see in the States, or is that something that's less of an issue? Pat Loehrer: I'll let Terry and Jenny answer that. Terry Vik: I think there is some degree of vaccine hesitancy, and not so much that it's fear of the vaccine, but it's fear of the people pushing the vaccine. If it's coming from the government or if it's coming from outside drug companies or outside physician recommendations, it's less likely to be taken up. And if it's coming from within their own community or if it's their chiefs and their community leaders they respected, then I think there is less vaccine hesitancy certainly in a lot of things we do in pediatrics. So I think there is hesitancy, but it's coming from a different source than what we see in the US.   Jennifer Morgan: I would agree, and I think also COVID has changed the game on vaccine perceptions everywhere, and I don't think Kenya is spared from that either. So it may take a few years to see really what's going on with that.   Pat Loehrer: Jenny and I were at this conference, it's a Cancer Summit in Nairobi a couple of weeks ago, and we saw this little documentary there. And this notion of misinformation, as we've seen in our country, is also common over there. They were interviewing a number of men and women from Northern Kenya about prostate cancer, which is a very serious problem in Kenya. The notion was that even doing PSA screening caused infertility, and so the men and women didn't want their husbands to get screened for prostate cancer because they would become less fertile by doing that. So, again, there are lessons that we– as Jenny mentioned from the top about anthropology, I think we're all connected, we all have different ways of viewing communications in health, but I do think that we can learn from each other substantially. Dave Johnson: I mean, it's remarkable work. How is it funded?  Pat Loehrer: Well, I've been fortunate to be able to work with some friends who are philanthropists. We've had strong support as we've told our story with various different foundations. And we've been very grateful to Pfizer, who are very helpful to us in the early stages of this - Lilly Foundation, Takeda, Celgene. And I think as we basically share our vision of what we're trying to accomplish, we've been very humbled by the support that we have gotten for us. The U54 helps support some of the research. We have D43 we're doing through Brown University. So we plan to increase our research funding as best as we can. But this is active generosity by some wonderful people. We have a $5.5 million cancer and chronic care building in which a large sum of it came from Indiana University and the Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Peter Johnstone helped lead that. There was a Lilly heir that gave us quite a bit of money. An Indian Kenyan named Chandaria also donated money. So it's a matter of presenting the vision and then looking for people that want to invest in this vision.  Well, I just want to say, from my perspective, I am more of a cheerleader than on the field. But Terry, I know you spent a tremendous amount of time on the ground in Kenya, and Jenny, you're living there. I just wanted to say publicly that you guys are my heroes. Dave Johnson: Yeah. I think all of our listeners will be impressed by what they heard today, and we very much appreciate you both taking time to chat with us.  So at this point, I want to thank our listeners of Oncology, Etc., an ASCO Educational Podcast. This is where we'll talk about oncology medicine and beyond. So if you have an idea for a topic or a guest you'd like us to interview, please email us at education@asco.org. To stay up to date with the latest episodes and explore other educational content, please visit education.asco.org.  Pat, before we go, I have an important question to ask you. Pat Loehrer: I can't wait. Dave Johnson: Do you know how snails travel by ship?  Pat Loehrer: As cargo! Dave Johnson: Awesome. You got it. All right. Well, Terry and Jenny, thank you so much for taking time to chat with us. It's been great. I'm very impressed with the work you guys are doing. Really appreciate your efforts. Terry Vik: Great. Thank you. Jennifer Morgan: Thank you. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions.   Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. 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On Episode 260 of the Enormocast, I connect across oceans and continents with Kenyan climber and guide, Peter Naituli (AKA Peter Muambi Loinua ‘Naitulu' M'tulatia). Peter is a home grown Kenyan climber and guide who is spearheading development of styles, routes, and crags in Northern Kenya. In addition, Peter has a guiding service for rock … Continue reading "Emormocast 260: Peter Naituli – Sacred Mountains"

John Chuback, M.D., Monika Gloviczki, M.D., Emily Iker, M.D., and Mark Melin, M.D. On today's Episode #20, Dr. Chuback, Dr. Iker, Dr. Gloviczki, and Dr. Melin welcomed WILLIAM REPICCI, the President and CEO of the "Lymphatic Education & Research Network" (LE&RN". FROM HIS BIO at LymphaticNetwork.org: William Repicci has over 25 years of experience leading nonprofit organizations and businesses. Leadership positions have included being director of humanitarian programs in Northern Kenya, managing director of the National Theatre of the Deaf, CEO of the Fairbanks Resource Agency serving persons with developmental disabilities in Alaska, executive director of the Pasos Peace Museum in NYC and CEO of a dramatic publishing company. In 2013, he was awarded the ANCOR Legacy Leadership Award for his career accomplishments in advocacy efforts. Under his own management company, he has produced or managed over 35 plays and musicals in NYC, London and on tour. He has graduate degrees in Global Affairs (NYU); Behavioral Psychology (University of Wisconsin-Madison); Administration (Seattle University); Psychology (Catholic University of America); and a BA in Philosophy (Le Moyne College).

Jon Konnerup reports from Northern Kenya about the need and ministry happening in Kenya and Uganda.

Culture, conservation and the destinies of two men who created a movement, which is transforming landscapes, bringing together old enemies and restore nature. Peter Martell in the book describes his almost 2 years of work in Northern Kenya, with the Northern Rangeland Trust a “Grassroots conservation aimed at enhancing people's lives, building peace and conserving the natural environment”. In the book, he describes the work to rescue the last rhinos in the ‘80s, the first conservancy and the strong peacebuilding efforts. The stories of Josephine, Ian, Kinyanjui and many more are examples of the work and commitment. In the interview, we discuss the critics of the movement and the response to their concerns. And you will discover the meaning of the title! Happy listening! The Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) is a membership organisation owned and led by the 43 community conservancies it serves in northern and coastal Kenya. NRT was established as a shared resource to help build and develop community conservancies, which are best positioned to enhance people's lives, build peace and conserve the natural environment. For more info https://www.nrt-kenya.org/  

Stephen Mutinda Mutuku is a teacher, youth leader, and activist who lives and works in Northern Kenya. This area is vast and rural, with poor roads and infrastructure, leaving a very small footprint for the Kenyan state and local police to address crime and other forms of violence that regularly occurs in these northern communities. Though these crimes are not large enough to be understood as an intra-state "conflict" by most conflict analysts, it is certainly coordinated and widespread, representing to some degree a challenge to state authority that is headquartered in Nairobi, over 500 miles away.  Cattle rustling has been cited as the main cause of insecurity in places like Marsabit, where I spoke to Mr. Mutuku by phone. This practice undermines the security protocols that are aimed at ending killings and banditry in Kenya's largest county by land mass. Civilians have died in the north as a result of this violence, and, according to the Marsabit County Commissioner, is its primary security concern. From the state's perspective, cattle rustling isn't isn't only a crime but a deeply entrenched retrogressive tradition among the pastoralist communities. In a single operation last year, police uncovered and seized over 300 guns and 3,000 rounds of ammunition from tibes engaging in the practice. I visited South Ethiopia and North Kenya last year and saw first hand the cattle in question. Tribes like The Samburu, Rendille, Turkana, Daasanach and other warriors usually raid neighbouring communities and return with hundreds of cattle. While others may think this is a barbaric practice, these tribes consider it an act of bravery that earns them accolades from young women and elders. Cattle rustling was also a way of replenishing the communities' stocks after their herds perished during droughts, getting livestock stolen by bandits from other communities or getting animals to pay as dowry. It has now resulted in a continuous upheaval of violence that gets very little attention because it doesn't readily meet the conventional stereotypes we hold around African conflicts. I spoke with Mr. Mutuku about this, how he is helping to reshape his community through re-education and positive interference among the youth to disengage from these practices, and how this conflict is shaping the security norms in the north of the country. 

“Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison, by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” ~ Albert Einstein Wildlife Veterinarian, Sharon Mulindi joins us from her mobile vet unit position in Northern Kenya. The mobile Vet units tackles some pretty import conservation concerns to assist the regional KWS vet in interventions which include treatments, rescues, disease surveillance and collaring. The mobile vet unit is sponsored by Save The Elephants, Ewaso Lions and Grey's Zebra Trust in collaboration with the Kenya Wildlife Service. Enjoy our episode with Sharon and hear about some of the wildlife she comes face to face with, how Africa's first community owned and run elephant sanctuary works, and a peek into the important research work being done in conservation. The journey to a being a wildlife vet is quite a journey, and discovering Sharon's passion and commitment is an inspiration to us all as we tackle the challenges we face in our current reality. For a bit of levity Marley steps in with his rapid fire questions for his segment of "Off the Top." Be sure to see what Ms. Mulindi is up to on her IG @sha.ron_mulindi and the mobile vet teams @savetheelephants, @ewasolions @kenyawildlifeservice Visit | Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, Africa's first community owned elephant sanctuary situated in Northern Kenya. We rescue, to release. www.reteti.org Opening "Love Letter to the Earth" by Thich Nhat Hanh, read by Natasha Deganello Giraudie Reflections by Erika Tengu and Greta Mae Music by John Bartman & the EWP natural environment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatareyoudoinghere/message

Journalist and broadcaster Helen Fospero documents the 2022 Tusk Lewa Safari Marathon. She follows the unique experiences of the 11-strong team from Ninety One who took part in the annual run through the beautiful Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Northern Kenya.In the tenth year of Ninety One's partnership with Tusk, the team raised money for Tusk and Lewa and visited inspiring community projects funded by the charity including schools, reforestation programmes and local sustainable power initiatives to see first-hand the difference their fundraising makes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Danielle Jongkind features an organization doing great things in Northern Kenya for elephants and the local community.

Dr. Danielle Jongkind features an organization doing great things in Northern Kenya for elephants and the local community. Nutritionist Julia Karantjas shares quick lunch time options to keep us energized throughout our day. In the US, new guidance was officially released on how state and local governments and businesses can make sure their websites are accessible to people with disabilities. We chat about this monumental moment with Joe Devon, Co-Founder of Diamond and GAAD. After two years of office spaces sitting empty, some companies are eager to call employees back for good. But, how do Canadian workers feel? We chat about this with our friends at Robert Half who break it all down. What is the origin of nail art? We learn with Keya Osborne on our Fashion segment. On our Book Club, we discuss Where The Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens, with the recommender of the novel, Julie Martin!

This episode explores the devastating impact privatized, neocolonial wildlife conservation and safari tourism have had on Indigenous pastoral communities, specifically in Northern Kenya.  Since its founding in 2004, the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) has set up 43 "community" conservancies on over 42,000 square kilometers of land in Northern and Coastal Kenya – nearly 8 percent of the country's total land area. Although terms like “participatory,” “community driven,” and “local empowerment” are extensively used by NRT, this episode amplifies the voices of pastoralist communities who have been dispossessed of their ancestral lands, through corruption, cooptation, and sometimes through intimidation and violence, to create wildlife conservancies for conservation dollars. Guests include: Anuradha Mittal, Oakland Institute Executive Director and author of the Stealth Game report Abdinoor Dima Jillo, member of the Borana Council of Elders in Isiolo County, Kenya Isaiah Biwott, community member Tugen community, Baringo County, Kenya Violet Matiru, Executive Director, Millennium Community Development Initiatives, Kenya Host: Andy Currier Report available: https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/stealth-game-community-conservancies-devastate-northern-kenya

Around a third of Kenyans live in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions (ASAL), which is 80 % of Kenya's landmass. The region temperatures have risen 0.34 degrees C (.6 F) per decade since 1985, which is fueling more severe cycles of drought. The drought cycle has been reduced from ten years to five years, with increasing intensity and frequency of drought. How are the counties dealing with these sets of challenges?

Devolution, access occasioned by new highways, a rise of local elites, has created a boon for sub-counties and towns within the counties in the North. The growth of LAPPSET is promising to more than triple the transport and communication infrastructure. And even though the northern counties are still reeling from decades of exclusion, a new hope emerges as modernization gradually takes root.

Today we're discussing the tallest land animals: giraffes! Hosts Rick and Ebone reveal interesting characteristics of the species, which can kill a lion with its kick—and we explore their unique features, such as hair-covered horns called ossicones. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance scientist Dr. Kirstie Ruppert joins the show to talk about her work with the Twiga Walinzi group to protect giraffes in Northern Kenya from being hunted and illegally trafficked. If you have a question for Amazing Wildlife you can record it and send your audio file to wildlife@iheartmedia.com for your chance to hear it on the show! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

In this session, Willis Okumu will deliver a presentation on the trafficking of sandalwood in Kenya, which examines the networks of state and non-state actors that facilitate the illicit trade of the East-African sandalwood tree–resulting in significant environmental harm and deforestation within community forests in Northern Kenya. Juneseo Hwang will then present on the topic of waste crime, examining how dissident paramilitaries and organized criminal gangs have infiltrated legal businesses in post-Agreement Northern Ireland by focusing on the example of the illegal Mobuoy Dump. The session will conclude with a presentation by Meredith Gore about place-network investigations of sea cucumber trafficking in Mexico. A talk by Yuliya Zabyelina, Dr. Meredith Gore, Juneseo Hwang and Willis Okumu John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, University of Maryland, Queen's University Belfast This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

We have a sponsor for this episode! Huge shout to, Flat, for sponsoring this episode. Please go check out Flat here and be sure to use the link here to get 3-month premiere access for free and additional 3 months access when you email edu@flat.io. If your students are anything like mine, they will thank you! Click the link here, to get started! This week during "Recess Duty" we talk with Learning Nomad, Kirsten Durward! We discuss her journey through education and travels as well as what limitless learning means to us. We also discuss how might we move towards limitless learning in our own classrooms as well as her work with Toddle. Kirsten Durward is a true global nomad who started her journey in international education in a bush school in Northern Kenya at age 3. Nearly 50 years later, between school and work, she has lived in 17 countries and voyaged through over 80. As an independent educational consultant, IB educator, and concept based learning trainer she applies her in-depth experience of teaching, curriculum construction, and educator development in both voluntary and professional practice, working with schools and individuals to support them in taking ownership of their learning and development so that they can support students to take ownership in their turn. Her professional interests span constructivism, inquiry, trans-disciplinary learning, and assessment-based practice, while personally, she enjoys sailing, drama, cookery and generally helping out and hosting! Connect with Kirsten below: Twitter: https://twitter.com/learnerfocused Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/300141146747904 Don't forget to subscribe and review so you don't miss any future episodes of Recess Duty. Continue learning everyone! Levi Allison - https://linktr.ee/levi_allison --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recessduty/message

We'd love to hear from you (feedback@breakingbadscience.com)Look us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/385282925919540Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbadsciencepodcast/Website: http://www.breakingbadscience.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/breakingbadscienceWhat if I told you that when you hear the word anti-vaxxer and you feel yourself relating to the term, it can almost exclusively be tied to one of three events? Even if it's because of something you've heard that just never really sat right with you. Nearly the entire history of the anti vaccination movement can be tied to a process called variolation, a horrible manufacturing oversight, and a modern day monster known as Andrew Wakefield. Since the beginning of this podcast we've alluded to the importance of this episode and the crazy misinformation surrounding the concept. Now, as we surpass a year of weekly episodes it's finally time to talk about vaccines, vaccination, and Mr. yes MR. not Dr. Andrew Wakefield.ReferencesImperato, P., Imperato, G.; Smallpox Inoculation (Variolation) in East Africa with Special Reference to the Practice Among the Boran and Gabra of Northern Kenya. Journal of Community Health. 07-Aug-2014. 39 (1053 - 1062). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-014-9928-5Grundy, I.; Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley [nee Lady Mary Pierrepont]. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23-Sep-2004. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/19029Liebowitz, D.; Smallpox Vaccination: An Early Start of Modern Medicine in America. Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. 31-Mar-2017. 7:1 (61 - 63). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2016.1273611Riedel, S.; Edward Jenner and the History of Smallpox and Vaccination. Jan-2005. 18:1 (21 - 25). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08998280.2005.11928028Melnick, J., et. al.; Effectiveness of Salk Vaccine. Analysis of Virologically Confirmed Cases of Paralytic and Nonparalytic Poliomyelitis. Journal of American Medicine. 01-Apr-1961. 175: (1159 - 1162). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1961.03040130043010Fitzpatrick, M.; The Cutter Incident: How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to a Growing Vaccine Crisis. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. Mar-2006. 99:3 (156).42 U.S. Code § 300aa-22 - Standards of Responsibility. Legal Information Institute Cornell Law School. 01-Oct-1988. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/300aa-22Smith, R.; Andrew Wakefield - The Man Behind the MMR Controversey. The Telegraph. 29-Jan-2010. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/7091767/Andrew-Wakefield-the-man-behind-the-MMR-controversy.htmlAdditional References on websiteSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/breakingbadscience?fan_landing=true)

Wakanyi Hoffman is an artist of life who paints the shades of each day as a storyteller, author, mother, global citizen, journalist, and keeper of indigenous wisdom. While serving in a refugee camp in Northern Kenya in her early twenties, she came to a profound insight: "Compassion is a two-way act of service. The more you give of yourself, the more you receive of someone else." Wakanyi's life is a vibrant ode in that spirit. Wakanyi is nurturing the African Folktales Project, an ongoing open-sourced resource of indigenous wisdom and knowledge for school children. Currently based in the Netherlands, she teaches the art of oral storytelling to promote a values-based education for young children and diversify the knowledge base of global citizenship education.  A "global nomad" with strong African roots, Wakanyi and her husband have been raising their four multicultural and mixed race children across seven countries, three continents, on a mission to teach them to embrace the whole world as their home. They have called Kenya, United States, Nepal, Philippines, Ethiopia, Thailand and now the Netherlands home. Along the way, Wakanyi's educator's heart has found her initiating a children's library in Kathmandu and holding "ubuntu circles" to hold space for deepening awareness for youth. Wakanyi recalls childhood school breaks among coffee trees in the backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kenya, listening to grandmothers share palpable folk tales while grinding corn on a hand-carved wooden mortar. Returning to school outside of Nairobi, she recollects, "During unbearably long school days, or when friendships failed, these stories transported me into a boundless world filled with unlimited possibilities."  Today, she harnesses the ancient wisdom of those cultural roots for today's globalized and internet inundated youth through African Folktales Project. “Throughout our travels, it became apparent just how little literature exists about most of the world,” she says. “In many of the schools that our children have attended so far, most of the books that they learned to love were all English or American tales, detailing lifestyles that were quite foreign to my children and to many other children that went to these international schools. As a storyteller, I am aware of how important it is to see oneself or hear familiar voices in stories, books and film.” Guided by the African Ubuntu philosophy, Wakanyi reflects on new cultural values and practices that she encounters as “an opportunity to learn about the many ways that we express being and becoming more human.” Formerly a journalist with Kenya’s largest newspaper, The Daily Nation, Wakanyi's writings have been published in Dutch News, The Northern Times, and on the International Organization of Migration's (IOM) web blog of global migration stories. She holds a Masters in Global Education from University College London (UCL), where her thesis focused on how to embed indigenous knowledge and wisdom into formal school curriculum in Africa. She continues to actively research cross-cultural identity narratives, and their impact on global citizenship. She also sits on the board of the Kenya Education Fund, an NGO that provides gifted children from low-income backgrounds in Kenya with access to a fully-funded high school education and life skills. With her characteristic spark of creativity, in December 2020, she authored a captivating children's book set amid the vast landscapes and enchanting folktales of her birth country: The Twelve Days of Christmas Safari. “Every human encounter that I make anywhere in the world is an encounter with my own humanity,” Wakanyi describes. Indeed, an encounter with her inevitably infuses one with a sense of possibility, a spirit of solidarity, and a heart that suddenly remembers its inextricable connection to the human spirit, of our infinite Ubuntu -- the African ethos of oneness and togetherness.  Join Audrey Lin and Brian Conroy in conversation with a keeper of stories, weaver of culture, and convener of Ubuntu.

Wakanyi Hoffman is an artist of life who paints the shades of each day as a storyteller, author, mother, global citizen, journalist, and keeper of indigenous wisdom. While serving in a refugee camp in Northern Kenya in her early twenties, she came to a profound insight: "Compassion is a two-way act of service. The more you give of yourself, the more you receive of someone else." Wakanyi's life is a vibrant ode in that spirit. Wakanyi is nurturing the African Folktales Project, an ongoing open-sourced resource of indigenous wisdom and knowledge for school children. Currently based in the Netherlands, she teaches the art of oral storytelling to promote a values-based education for young children and diversify the knowledge base of global citizenship education.  A "global nomad" with strong African roots, Wakanyi and her husband have been raising their four multicultural and mixed race children across seven countries, three continents, on a mission to teach them to embrace the whole world as their home. They have called Kenya, United States, Nepal, Philippines, Ethiopia, Thailand and now the Netherlands home. Along the way, Wakanyi's educator's heart has found her initiating a children's library in Kathmandu and holding "ubuntu circles" to hold space for deepening awareness for youth. Wakanyi recalls childhood school breaks among coffee trees in the backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kenya, listening to grandmothers share palpable folk tales while grinding corn on a hand-carved wooden mortar. Returning to school outside of Nairobi, she recollects, "During unbearably long school days, or when friendships failed, these stories transported me into a boundless world filled with unlimited possibilities."  Today, she harnesses the ancient wisdom of those cultural roots for today's globalized and internet inundated youth through African Folktales Project. “Throughout our travels, it became apparent just how little literature exists about most of the world,” she says. “In many of the schools that our children have attended so far, most of the books that they learned to love were all English or American tales, detailing lifestyles that were quite foreign to my children and to many other children that went to these international schools. As a storyteller, I am aware of how important it is to see oneself or hear familiar voices in stories, books and film.” Guided by the African Ubuntu philosophy, Wakanyi reflects on new cultural values and practices that she encounters as “an opportunity to learn about the many ways that we express being and becoming more human.” Formerly a journalist with Kenya’s largest newspaper, The Daily Nation, Wakanyi's writings have been published in Dutch News, The Northern Times, and on the International Organization of Migration's (IOM) web blog of global migration stories. She holds a Masters in Global Education from University College London (UCL), where her thesis focused on how to embed indigenous knowledge and wisdom into formal school curriculum in Africa. She continues to actively research cross-cultural identity narratives, and their impact on global citizenship. She also sits on the board of the Kenya Education Fund, an NGO that provides gifted children from low-income backgrounds in Kenya with access to a fully-funded high school education and life skills. With her characteristic spark of creativity, in December 2020, she authored a captivating children's book set amid the vast landscapes and enchanting folktales of her birth country: The Twelve Days of Christmas Safari. “Every human encounter that I make anywhere in the world is an encounter with my own humanity,” Wakanyi describes. Indeed, an encounter with her inevitably infuses one with a sense of possibility, a spirit of solidarity, and a heart that suddenly remembers its inextricable connection to the human spirit, of our infinite Ubuntu -- the African ethos of oneness and togetherness.  Join Audrey Lin and Brian Conroy in conversation with a keeper of stories, weaver of culture, and convener of Ubuntu.

Poachers to Peace Advocates - How does the environment matter to peace? And how does peace matter to the environment? Explore the story of Josephine Ekiru, a Woman's Peace Ambassador working in the Samburu region of Kenya with the Northern Rangelands Trust, who helped change her pastoralist community in Northern Kenya for the better.

Today, our featured guest is an inspirational speaker and coach whose achievements in business and adventure have inspired 1000s of leaders worldwide to step out of their comfort zone and achieve extraordinary results. She encourages people not just to dream. But to take action. Her story is unusual and inspiring. Her thirst for adventure began at 22 years old when she joined a three-month expedition to Northern Kenya. Among a group of young people worldwide, she climbed Matthews Peak (1860m), trekked with camels, and carried out community projects. Having realized she was capable of more than she imagined possible, she spotted an advert in the newspaper in 1996 stating, “Wanted – 10 novice arctic explorers”. She sent off for details, and the brochure arrived showing all photos of male explorers with the caption “Are you brave enough for the Ultimate Challenge?” This made her determined to win a place in the team. She was eventually selected from over 500 applicants to join the expedition. A 30-day journey in one of the most extreme environments in the world, she went on to become the first British woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole. She then followed up this success with expeditions to Chile, Antarctica, Geographical North Pole, and Greenland, and in 2005 was recognized as a Pioneer to the Nation by HM the Queen. She has also been an accomplished athlete, having represented Scotland in athletics where she learned about the importance of determination, focus, and never giving up. When she finished runner-up in Channel 4’s Superhuman, this was put to the test, undergoing some of the most challenging scientific challenges ever seen on TV. In business, she has also had her fair share of excitement, as her career included a period with the United Nations in a war zone. As an executive coach and leadership consultant, she has worked with over 300 organizations and 15,000 leaders, including C-suite leaders in FTSE 250 and Fortune 500 companies, leaders in Olympic sports, and non-profit organizations worldwide leading business schools on motivation, risk, and leadership. She holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and MSc in Quality Management and is an author, having written seven books, including Secrets of Successful Women Entrepreneurs, Risk, The Personality Workbook, and Cope with Change at Work. Welcome to our featured guest, Sue Stockdale. Please tune in and listen to this episode that is undoubtedly worth exploring every minute of their discussion. #kut2thachase #podcast #unscripted #unbridled #episode4everyone #120 #whoisstoppingyou #satx #sanantonio #sanantoniopodcast #sanantoniopodcaster #sanantonioinfluencer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kut2thachase/support

Darcy has been involved in research and conservation in Kenya since 2000 when she began her masters degree, and later studied mackinder’s eagle owls

Determined to save endangered animals, Paul Baricault, CEO of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, shares travel experiences from Botswana to Antarctica, highlighting magnificent memories, impending crises and ways to solve them. -- Paul explains why it's so critical for world conservationists to work together, such as at the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Northern Kenya. -- We learn of animals in danger of extinction, including the northern white rhino, and the success of helping to birth two rhino newborns at the San Diego Zoo Global.-- "Life thrives but it has to move." Paul talks of elephants and gorillas, African habitats, the magnificent wildebeest migration and the movement of animals at the flooding of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.-- We talk of favorite travel memories, including safaris, special zoos, working on species priority in the Galapagos Islands, walking among brown bears in Alaska, and visiting pandas in China.-- Paul reminds us, "Be inspired to protect the world." And connects us to ways we can help. _____Paul Baricault is  President and CEO of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, and a committed conservationist, intent on saving and protecting the world's threatened plants and animals.______Podcast host Lea Lane has traveled to over 100 countries, written many travel books, including Places I Remember, and has contributed to dozens of guidebooks. She's @lealane on Twitter and  blogs about travel at forbes.com  Contact her at placesirememberlealane.com.______Please follow Places I Remember with Lea Lane, and leave a review on Apple! New travel episodes every Tuesday, wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Benson is head waiter and head of front of house at luxury safari camp Saruni Samburu in Samburu, Northern Kenya. He is decked out in all his Masai finery as despite being in Samburu he is from the Masai tribe. His is a charming and quiet man, with a great sense of humour and a passion for the stars making him one of the leading astro-guides in Kenya. His knowledge of the night sky is second to none and Saruni Samburu is an exceptional place for star gazing as you get good views of the Northern and Southern Hemisphere at certain times of the night.

Should traditional knowledge be taught in English or is it better to teach it in indigenous languages? In this program we focus our attention on Northern Kenya and we talk to Dr. Isack Hussein, who is currently involved in a program that facilitates inter-generational transmission of indigenous knowledge among the pastoralists of Northern Kenya. Produced by Shaldon Ferris Interviewee: Dr. Isack Hussein Image: Dr. Isack Hussein Music: "Anania2" by The Baba Project, used with permission "Burn your village to the ground" by A Tribe called Red, used with permission.

Moulid Hujale, 32, talks about his escape from the civil war in Somalia at just ten years, struggles while seeking asylum, especially in Daadab camp in Northern Kenya and how they have shaped his life in ways he would never have imagined. Hujale also explains why he doesn't like being defined as a refugee. He now lives in the UK and is hopeful that peace will return to his motherland....Listen in!

Orus, Kenya - The Least Of These - The World Mission Update #WorldMission #Kenya #Africa #Orus Rusty Humphries and Greg Kelley are still in the vast remoteness of Northern Kenya. Today they are taking you one of the most remote places in the world... Orus, Kenya. You'll see Africa like you've never seen it before and understand more clearly the vision of World Mission. This episode showcases the type of mission fields that World Mission passionately pursues on a daily basis!' God Bless, Greg Greg Kelley CEO/Executive Director  God Bless, Greg Greg Kelley CEO/Executive Director See how Greg Kelley and his team at World Mission are making a difference. To help: Go to WorldMission.cc World Mission Our Mission World Mission delivers the Word of God in audio format to oral learners living in unreached people groups. We believe that it is our responsibility as Christians to follow the Great Commission, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19-20). While it is always our desire to reach everyone, anywhere, we specifically focus our efforts on reaching the Unreached; those throughout the world who have never had the opportunity to hear the gospel and accept Jesus Christ. Core Values Prayerfully led by the Word of God and following the Holy Spirit's leading, our ultimate objective is to fulfill the Great Commission by seeing the lost develop a meaningful relationship with Christ. We strive to be focused and disciplined; fulfilling our mission will always receive the best of our time, energy, and resources. We seek to always maintain positive attitudes, building team members up and never speaking thoughtless words about one another. We believe the gospel is most effectively presented in a holistic context and that national leaders led by the Holy Spirit are the most effective ground laborers to implement our mission and engage unreached peoples. We welcome volunteers who are led to serve at World Mission and will provide a positive environment for them to use their gifts. www.WorldMission.cc

Sights, Sounds, and People Watching in West Pokot Kenya - The World Mission Update #WorldMission #Kenya #Africa #Pokot Rusty Humphries and Greg Kelley are still in the vast remoteness of Northern Kenya. Today they are taking you to an authentic Pokot market where they come weekly to buy and sell everything imaginable. You'll see Africa like you've never seen it before and understand more clearly the vision of World Mission. This episode showcases the type of mission fields that World Mission passionately pursues on a daily basis!' God Bless, Greg Greg Kelley CEO/Executive Director See how Greg Kelley and his team at World Mission are making a difference. To help: Go to WorldMission.cc World Mission Our Mission World Mission delivers the Word of God in audio format to oral learners living in unreached people groups. We believe that it is our responsibility as Christians to follow the Great Commission, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19-20). While it is always our desire to reach everyone, anywhere, we specifically focus our efforts on reaching the Unreached; those throughout the world who have never had the opportunity to hear the gospel and accept Jesus Christ. Core Values Prayerfully led by the Word of God and following the Holy Spirit's leading, our ultimate objective is to fulfill the Great Commission by seeing the lost develop a meaningful relationship with Christ. We strive to be focused and disciplined; fulfilling our mission will always receive the best of our time, energy, and resources. We seek to always maintain positive attitudes, building team members up and never speaking thoughtless words about one another. We believe the gospel is most effectively presented in a holistic context and that national leaders led by the Holy Spirit are the most effective ground laborers to implement our mission and engage unreached peoples. We welcome volunteers who are led to serve at World Mission and will provide a positive environment for them to use their gifts. www.WorldMission.cc

In a remote part of Northern Kenya, former Samburu warriors have become elephant keepers, rescuing and raising baby elephants in what’s thought to be Africa’s first community owned and run elephant sanctuary. At Reteti Elephant Sanctuary they rescue baby elephants that have been injured, orphaned or abandoned. They look after them, rehabilitate them and release them back to the wild. It is transforming the way local communities relate to elephants, and is a catalyst for peace, bringing tribes together from all over Northern Kenya, that normally fight over land and resources.

On this episode of Marketing for Good, Wendy Chamberlin joins Erica to discuss the marketing of poverty. They talk about poverty graduation programming, the static picture of poverty (and why it is important to change that frame), and myths around poverty marketing. Wendy and Erica talk through poverty porn, mission-centered funding, and philanthropy’s voice at the table. They also discuss why organizations claim victory prematurely and ask the question: Are you proving it or improving it? Resources Referenced:Sustainable Development Goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goalsOxford Multidimensional Poverty Index: https://ophi.org.uk/multidimensional-poverty-index/ About Wendy:Wendy Chamberlin is the Global Program Director for the BOMA Project, a non-profit organization that is based in the US and Kenya.  The Boma Project implements a poverty graduation program in Northern Kenya and in Karamoja, Uganda  that gives pastoralist women business, financial and life-skills training so they can earn a sustainable income, provide for themselves and their families, pay school fees for their children, and withstand shocks such as medical emergencies or drought. To date the BOMA Project has enrolled over 33,000 women in its program directly impacting over 150,000 women and children in the areas in which they work.  Connect with Wendy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-chamberlin-1277b95/Boma Project Website: https://bomaproject.org/Boma Project Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebomaproject/?ref=br_rsBoma Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/bomaproject?lang=enConnect with Erica:Website: http://www.claxonmarketing.com/https://claxonuniversity.com/https://www.claxonmarketing.com/wordifier/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaxonMarketingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericamillsbarnhart/Email: info@claxonmarketing.com

Welcome back to IN HER LENS! This week Nadine is joined by Jasmijn Schrofer. Jasmijn is a Dutch/Chinese American documentary filmmaker based in Amsterdam. She was raised in The Hague and in 2015 she graduated from The Nederlandse FilmAcademie with her award winning film "Tarikat"; a short doc about Sufism. "Tarikat" is currently still making it's way around the festival circuit. Today, she is working on her upcoming documentary, "Death of Darkness," about the installation of electricity in Illaut, Northern Kenya. In this episode, we talk about connecting to the essence of a story and the translation from feeling to work- the creation of "Tarikat" and building trust with your subjects, the impact of silence, and we discuss her upcoming film "Death of Darkness."In this episode we talk about the following works: No Logo by Naomi Klein and the music of Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. We also talk about the work of composer Kaveh Vares in her film "Tarikat."Jasmijn Schrofer is an Dutch/Chinese American filmmaker interested in documentary and dance film. She is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You can follow Jasmijn on instagram @jasmijnschrofer and follow the journey of her new film "Death of Darkness."Nadine Reumer is a Dutch actress and podcaster based between Amsterdam and New York City. For further information on her work & to get in contact, visit her website: www.nadinereumer.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the desert plains of Northern Kenya, hundreds of people from around the world and different walks of life have gathered. The photographs they take with their GPS-enabled cameras might be humanity's best shot at saving an entire species. This is the story of Wildbook, an artificial intelligence (AI) software program that creates a live database to track animal populations. In this episode of Teamistry, host Gabriela Cowperthwaite discovers how a shared mission, and a shared technology platform supporting the work of diverse teams, is saving animals – and the biodiversity of the planet. We hear from Tanya Berger-Wolf, co-founder of Wildbook and Jason Holmberg, co-founder of WildMe, the organization that created and runs Wildbook. We also hear from Rosemary Warungu, zebra project manager at the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya, and Daniel Rubenstein, a behavioural ecologist at Princeton University, as they explain how Wildbook's global community is helping change local attitudes towards the Grevy's zebra — one photo at a time.Teamistry is an original podcast from Atlassian. For more on the series, go to https://www.atlassian.com/blog/podcast.

Did you know that at their current rate of decline, lions can become extinct in our lifetime?! With many of them living outside of protected areas, conservation solutions have to involve the people they live among. Today's guest is Resson Kantai Duff, the Deputy Director of Ewaso Lions based in Northern Kenya. The mission of Ewaso Lions is to conserve lions and other large carnivores by promoting coexistence between people and wildlife. They do this by involving individuals who, traditionally, have had very little say in conservation decision-making in the past- Samburu Warriors, women, and children. We have a great discussion about their projects, how to get included in governmental decision-making, and the importance of inclusion. For ideas on how YOU can help to protect lions from wherever you are (and even the large carnivores in your backyard), check out this week's show notes at the Forces for Nature website.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, rate and review! This helps to boost its visibility. Hit me up on Instagram and Facebook (Page / Private Group) and let me know what actions you have been taking. Adopting just one habit can be a game-changer because imagine if a billion people also adopted that!What difference for the world are you going to make today?Background music by Fearless Motivation Instrumentals: Meaning of Life

The worst-ever outbreak of Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been declared over, almost two years after it began. There are increasing fears for food security in East Africa with mounting evidence of a new wave of desert locusts, Anne Soy reports from Northern Kenya. Plus we hear from Zimbabwean singer and songwriter Ammara Brown, she talks about how her personal story inspired her music.

Ami Vitale talks about her time in Kashmir as a conflict photographer, and how it led her to Africa to study the relationship between humans and wildlife in Northern Kenya.Check out Ami's partnership with Omaze here.See the images discussed here.Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts.[Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this difficult time by visiting here][Great Adventures is proudly fueled by WhistlePig Whiskey and Hanah One.]Let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for upcoming episodes with survivalist Mykel Hawke, Navy SEAL Jocko Willink, actor Jeremy Irvine, actor Nat Wolff, CEO of Conservation International Dr. M Sanjayan…CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:Charles’ Instagram / Charles’ TwitterGreat Adventures Instagram / Great Adventures TwitterAni's Instagram / Ani's TwitterRELEVANT LINKS:Ami's WebsiteAmi's Page On National Geographic's WebsiteOl Pejeta Conservancy*Our world is going through an unprecedented event with the Coronavirus, but we at "Great Adventures" and our sponsors believe that it is not a time to go quietly into the night, we must continue to dream and explore while staying safe, social distancing and isolating when necessary. There are still adventures to be had, and for some, getting outdoors is the best thing for our mental and physical health right now. The episodes will continue to drop, please send us any feedback, and anyone that you would like to hear from.*Thanks for listening.Charles.

The Great Commission Update - Turkana and Pokot - Northern Kenya Rivalries On this episode of The Great Commission Update, Rusty Humphries and Greg Kelley are going back to Northern Kenya. A place that is frequented by the Great Commission Update. The Pokot and Turkana represent 2 of the 110 nations (people groups) within this great land. They are bitter rivals and their territory boundaries are scary places of conflict. That is why World Mission is planting churches there! Find out their strategy and opportunities for you to help. God Bless, Greg   Greg Kelley CEO/Executive Director   Our Mission World Mission delivers the Word of God in audio format to oral learners living in unreached people groups. We believe that it is our responsibility as Christians to follow the Great Commission, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19-20). While it is always our desire to reach everyone, anywhere, we specifically focus our efforts on reaching the Unreached; those throughout the world who have never had the opportunity to hear the gospel and accept Jesus Christ. Core Values Prayerfully led by the Word of God and following the Holy Spirit's leading, our ultimate objective is to fulfill the Great Commission by seeing the lost develop a meaningful relationship with Christ. We strive to be focused and disciplined; fulfilling our mission will always receive the best of our time, energy and resources. We seek to always maintain positive attitudes, building team members up and never speaking thoughtless words about one another. We believe the gospel is most effectively presented in a holistic context and that national leaders led by the Holy Spirit are the most effective ground laborers to implement our mission and engage unreached peoples. We welcome volunteers who are led to serve at World Mission and will provide a positive environment for them to use their gifts. www.WorldMission.cc

A pervasive narrative defines Northern Kenya's relationship with Southern Kenya. Northern Kenya is viewed as a land of misery, of death and of terror where Kenya's hardships go to school – an area of darkness, this Kenyan “apocalypse” is by some ingenious design almost always shadowed by “potential”.

This is a conversation with Jessica Van Liew about her mission trip to Kenya. You will hear about her 2-month journey with the Gabra tribe and the life changing works she did while she was in Northern Kenya.Visit our Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkenglFbjZAlmpgqJrTj73QFollow the Full Chat Podcast on Instagram and Twitter @fullchatpodcast/Instagram / @fullchatpodcast/TwitterFollow your host Eric Roberts on Instagram and Twitter @the_ericroberts/instagram / @the_ericroberts/TwitterFollow Our guest Jessica on Instagram: @jessica_vanliewMy Gear -Mic: https://amzn.to/2XB6RWfMic Stand: https://amzn.to/34BOfXrSound Board: https://amzn.to/34BQAl410 ft XLR cable: https://amzn.to/3bc3AAv3 ft XLR cable: https://amzn.to/34Dvhj3Cloudlifter for mic: https://amzn.to/2K1VTB5Headphones: https://amzn.to/34FEAPBCamera: https://amzn.to/2RzRrNRShotgun Mic: https://amzn.to/34BwdV9

Global Food Security. Kenya and MozambiqueGlobal Food Security Andrew Bracken creates public and private partnerships to invest in sustainable agriculture for small farmers across the globe. Moreover he collaborates with entities across the continents. Furthermore it’s about global food security on a planet where climate change is affecting food supplies. For this episode he discusses partnerships with Kenya and Mozambique. Farmers in Northern Kenya are at the leading edge of those noticing climate change. The farmers in this Kenyan region are herders. Unfortunately the farmers don’t have the money or resources to move their animals during droughts. Therefore the animals can starve, become diseased and die. However, partnerships through Feed, the future partnering for innovation provides tools to mitigate the impact of climate change. Andrew discusses the innovative technology that helps farmers. One of those tools is a satellite. NASA and the European Space Agency are responsible for the satellite. These satellites send data to an institution in Kenya which interprets that data. The data us used to build an algorithm that shows whether or not there’s available pasture and where it is located. The farmers, through the use of an app., can locate those pastures. Insurance and grants have helped pay to move the animals. Mozambique is a large country both geographically and in population. It has been hit by two major cyclones; Idai and Kenneth. Whereas half of Mozambique’s cereal production is gone. Andrew and the Partnership for Innovation work to provide seeds to the farmers for the next growing season. That horticulture growing season starts in December. In the meantime the partnership is assisting in finding ways to provide food aid. The farmers there have lost everything. Andrew Bracken’s and Partnering for Innovation’s approach creates the conditions for sustainable success.

There is a force referred to as development that has arrived in Northern Kenya. It brings highways, wind farms, pipelines, cables, standardized education, and new towns where the government wants people to live and work. What it also brings is pollution, inequality, disappearing cultures and languages, an end to nomadic lifestyles that have existed for hundreds of years. While all this is happening, extreme weather has also arrived, taking people who have long known how to live in balance with the environment and thrusting them into the uncertainty and destruction climate change leaves in its wake.

Greg Kelley just returned from Northern Kenya.  He and Rusty Humphries talk about the unique challenges of drought and how World Mission shows the love of Jesus through clean water projects.  Greg and his team delivered 1,000 Treasures in 6 different languages for the highly illiterate culture.  Join us today and learn about the tribes of Kenya!      God Bless, Greg   Greg Kelley CEO/Executive Director WorldMission.cc   Our Mission World Mission delivers the Word of God in audio format to oral learners living in unreached people groups. We believe that it is our responsibility as Christians to follow the Great Commission, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19-20). While it is always our desire to reach everyone, anywhere, we specifically focus our efforts on reaching the Unreached; those throughout the world who have never had the opportunity to hear the gospel and accept Jesus Christ. Core Values Prayerfully led by the Word of God and following the Holy Spirit's leading, our ultimate objective is to fulfill the Great Commission by seeing the lost develop a meaningful relationship with Christ. We strive to be focused and disciplined; fulfilling our mission will always receive the best of our time, energy and resources. We seek to always maintain positive attitudes, building team members up and never speaking thoughtless words about one another. We believe the gospel is most effectively presented in a holistic context and that national leaders led by the Holy Spirit are the most effective ground laborers to implement our mission and engage unreached peoples. We welcome volunteers who are led to serve at World Mission and will provide a positive environment for them to use their gifts.

Rusty Humphries and Greg Kelley are talking about how current natural disasters are creating unique opportunities to share the gospel with unreached people groups. Northern Kenya is in the midst of ongoing drought conditions. The nearly dozen different people groups are primarily pastoralists (raising animals such as goats, sheep, and camel) and depend upon these animals for their survival. World Mission is drilling water wells to help provide clean water while also sharing the solar-powered Treasure in many languages so they can hear about the love of Christ. Meanwhile in India, the conditions are very different. Historic flooding has taken the lives of over 200 people in the state of Bihar. This state has over 110 million people and is less than 1% Christian. Showing compassion by providing basic survival resources of food and water is opening the door for the gospel to be shared! God Bless, Greg Greg Kelley CEO/Executive Director

When I met McCall Renold, I developed an instant girl crush. She’s interesting and interested, positive, genuine and so capable!   Her professional bio is incredible…..she’s an operations and strategy expert, having worked for the past 8+ years with early-stage startups, management consulting firms and recently on the launch strategy team at Apple. She has degrees in Manufacturing & Design Engineering and Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University. And she’s passionate about helping female entrepreneurs and thought leaders bring to life their business goals and bring innovative products to market.   I think her personal bio, the McCall I know as a friend, is even rarer! She’s an adventure and travel lifestyle expert who has travelled to 35+ countries, speaks multiple languages, holds a private pilots license, and is passionate about exploring cultures and foods around the world. Her most recent trips include a climbing Kilimanjaro and then spending two weeks on Safari flying between destinations Northern Kenya in a small Cessna.  Other trips include island hopping in French Polynesia, a yoga teacher training and backpacking on the Indo-Tibetan border, road trips through Provence, Iceland, the US National parks and Croatia Bosnia and Montenegro, intensive cooking courses in Tuscany, skiing in the Italian and Swiss Alps, and living and studying in Argentina.   In this episode, we discuss getting the most out of your weekends and evenings, how to always be dating your spouse and thinking about life from a long view - why you should plan in reverse!   Links:  Instagram | Facebook   For more info on the host, visit, www.rebeccacafiero.com and follow Rebecca on Instagram @rebeccacafiero ! Want a chance to win a $50 LuluLemon Gift Card? Click Here to leave a review on Apple Podcasts Take a screenshot of your review! Email your screenshot to rebecca@rebeccacafiero.com Let’s connect on social media! Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn

When I met McCall Renold, I developed an instant girl crush. She’s interesting and interested, positive, genuine and so capable!   Her professional bio is incredible…..she’s an operations and strategy expert, having worked for the past 8+ years with early-stage startups, management consulting firms and recently on the launch strategy team at Apple. She has degrees in Manufacturing & Design Engineering and Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University. And she’s passionate about helping female entrepreneurs and thought leaders bring to life their business goals and bring innovative products to market.   I think her personal bio, the McCall I know as a friend, is even rarer! She’s an adventure and travel lifestyle expert who has travelled to 35+ countries, speaks multiple languages, holds a private pilots license, and is passionate about exploring cultures and foods around the world. Her most recent trips include a climbing Kilimanjaro and then spending two weeks on Safari flying between destinations Northern Kenya in a small Cessna.  Other trips include island hopping in French Polynesia, a yoga teacher training and backpacking on the Indo-Tibetan border, road trips through Provence, Iceland, the US National parks and Croatia Bosnia and Montenegro, intensive cooking courses in Tuscany, skiing in the Italian and Swiss Alps, and living and studying in Argentina.   In this episode, we discuss getting the most out of your weekends and evenings, how to always be dating your spouse and thinking about life from a long view - why you should plan in reverse!   Links:  Instagram | Facebook   For more info on the host, visit, www.rebeccacafiero.com and follow Rebecca on Instagram @rebeccacafiero ! Want a chance to win a $50 LuluLemon Gift Card? Click Here to leave a review on Apple Podcasts Take a screenshot of your review! Email your screenshot to rebecca@rebeccacafiero.com Let’s connect on social media! Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn

Ami Vitale is an award-winning National Geographic contract photographer, documentary filmmaker and a Nikon Ambassador. Ami has traveled to over 100 countries and focused her early career covering conflict and violence. She’s shifted her work to today’s most compelling wildlife and environmental stories. Ami recently published a best-selling book, Panda Love, on the secret lives of pandas. She lectures for the National Geographic LIVE series, and gives workshops throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Her photographs have been commissioned by nearly every international publication and exhibited around the world in museums and galleries. In this episode, Ami takes us behind the scenes on some of her long term projects with elephants in Northern Kenya and last of the world’s northern white rhinos. She explains why she believes the indigenous communities she’s worked with hold the keys to saving what’s left. We talk about how photography helps us understand humanity, the natural world, our environment and universal truths. Ami tells us about being deported from a country where she had been working for five years on a National Geographic story and how what we may call failures can lead to our greatest transformations. We learn about her work with Ripple Effects Images helping tell stories about women who are being impacted by climate change. Ami encourages us to fall in love with the world around us, find long-term stories in our own backyards and that all of us need to use our voice to make a difference. This is We Are Photographers with Ami Vitale and this is her story.

Eddy & Amanda Simmons are missionaries to the Samburu people in Northern Kenya and they will be joining us this Friday on the show (via Skype)! If you aren't following them on FB, that is mandatory... How else would you know that they are handing out solar powered MP3 players with the Gospel on it? Just click here

Getch our mission partner, who serves in Northern Kenya preached at both services, shared about his work during Education and Formation, and discussed our upcoming mission trip with him on July 21-August 31.

Perhaps because they are silent giants synonymous with zoos and the African landscape it is difficult to imagine a world without the iconic species known as giraffe. Their unique familiarity ingrained in human consciousness may help explain how the tallest land mammal suddenly and quietly slipped from "least concern" to "endangered" status according to the IUCN, much to the surprise of everyone over the past few years, even wildlife professionals. Now that we've all been warned of the peril facing the "watchtowers of the savanna," zoological institutions like the San Diego Zoo Global's Institute for Conservation Research are working in Northern Kenya and elsewhere to study and stabilize giraffe populations through in situ and ex situ studies relying on local communities, technology, and crowdsourcing. Researchers David O'Connor and Jenna Stacy-Dawes describe the latest giraffe news as well as how anyone can get involved in original research like thousands of people already have to help giraffe and other African species at risk through SDZG's website www.WildWatchKenya.org. www.iReinforce.com www.institute.sandiegozoo.org www.iucnredlist.org www.facebook.com/ZooLogicpodcast/        

“It's not where you go that really is the point, it's the going. It's the person you become in the going to these places.”I first spoke to David duChemin in 2009 after reading his book Within the Frame. Since then, we've recorded a number of conversations together and in addition to being a fan of both his words and his pictures, I'm proud to call him a friend. We begin the conversation talking about David's new book Pilgrims & Nomads — a body of work that has taken him nearly twelve years and multiple trips to Ethiopia and Northern Kenya to produce. As is often the case when David and I sit down, the conversation quickly seems to find its own rhythm and its own direction. CONNECT WITH DAVIDWebsite: https://davidduchemin.comTwitter: @david_duCheminInstagram: @davidducheminFacebook: @visionisbetter MUSICPlease Listen Carefully (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Although still in her twenties, Louise Bleach has already lived an amazingly full life, busying herself in sustainability projects designed to make the world a better place. Born and raised in Hong Kong, she moved to Edinburgh to do a Masters in Social Anthropology, which included a fascinating, on-the-ground thesis on spiritual exorcisms in nomadic Moroccan desert tribes. Disillusioned with the rat race in London, she decided to totally change her life by plopping her finger on an atlas with the intent of moving to whichever country it landed on! That country turned out to be Malawi, and her brave adventures continued there with a three-year stint studying permaculture and cultivating fair trade mangoes. Initially a huge success, this social project was utterly destroyed by the greed of gas/mining investors who took over the plant and squeezed all the joy out of the operation to maximize profits. This situation is a perfect micro-study of how Capitalism itself is not enough to see the world straight and how its immorality and inherent lack of compassion drives inequality, foments fear and crushes communities trying desperately to find their feet. We also discuss the nature of existence, free will, other world dimensions, AI ethics and whether or not there are ghosts, spirits, and/or Gods. And she also shares her views on climate change and how we now urgently need to reduce our addiction to plastic before it's too late. Louise currently works for clean-tech company Desolenator, which desalinates water cost effectively using solar power and is beta testing the technology in Dubai, Cyprus and Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-bleach-17894195/ www.desolenator.com “Waking Up” podcast by Sam Harris: https://samharris.org/podcast/ “Thank You For Being late” by Thomas L Friedman: https://tinyurl.com/yd72sfr7 “Dead Aid” by Dambisa Moyo: https://tinyurl.com/yd2dld23 “Homo Deus” by Yuval Noah Harari: https://tinyurl.com/y8js6tqf A Pint With Seaniebee Audible Feast's list of Best Podcast Series of 2017: https://tinyurl.com/ya5yj9vs Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5 50 Best Podcast Episodes list 2017: https://tinyurl.com/y7ryajat 50 Best Podcast Episodes list 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw Release date: March 30th 2018 Runtime: 66m Recorded: London

This is our first episode recorded outside of Nairobi. Our special guest is Pete Vowles, Head of the UK's Department of International Development programme in Kenya. Our presenter caught up with him in London, at DFID's headquarters ahead of the visit of the new Secretary of State, Penny Mordaunt, to Northern Kenya. They discuss 'what donors want', how DFID is seeking to make a difference and why the UK government wants more partners who think like Well Told Story. For more on the Hunger Safety Net Programme, read this blog post: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2018/01/how-satellites-and-british-taxpayer-are-tackling-famine-kenya For more on sexual and reproductive heath, read this blog post: http://www.welltoldstory.com/shujaaz360-kenya-2017-state-of-the-youth-report-part-3-more-sex-more-babies/ For more on SexMoneyFun, read this blog post: http://www.welltoldstory.com/sexmoneyfun-kenyas-young-people-dont-make-sense-without-it/ For more on our theory of change, read this blog post: http://www.welltoldstory.com/big-changes-start-with-small-talk/ Produced by: Stephanie Boy Send your feedback to our presenter Richard Darlington on Twitter: twitter.com/RDarlo

We have a packed third episode of Sparking Change with Dil as our host welcomes representatives from some of Ireland’s hardest working organisations to shine a light on various important topics; Human Trafficking in Ireland, Lone Parents in Crisis and the Humanitarian Crisis in Turkana, Northern Kenya. Human Trafficking in Ireland Edward Keegan (Anti-Trafficking Project […] La entrada Sparking Change with Dil #3 | Human Trafficking in Ireland, SPARK, Irish Aidlink and Girl Child Network se publicó primero en Headstuff.

comes to town and it was a great chance to interview a range of talented authors taking part in the festivities. My interviews are with: Ben Rawlence - his book City of Thorns is about Northern Kenya - the home of the world’s largest refugee camp, with half a million people. Opening Night speaker at the Perth International Arts Festival. Candice Fox - her first novel, Hades, won the Ned Kelly Award for best debut in 2014 from the Australian Crime Writers Association; she has since gone onto numerous books on crime and punishment. Hannah Kent - is the best-selling author of Burial Rites and the newly released The Good People - stories of culture, crime and history. Garth Nix -  is an award-winning sci-fi fantasy author with several series of fantasy and fiction; I asked him about his new book "Frogkisser" ahead of his appearances at the festival. Amy Stewart - an author of nonfiction books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world, including New York Times bestsellers with The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Bugs and Wicked Plants. However, her range has extended to the tales of a trio of turn-of-the-century sisters turned detectives, with the latest being Lady Cop Makes Trouble - the second book in an ongoing series. Chinelo Okparanta - this Nigerian-American author  writes stories of women and children, family life, migration, war and love; she first started with short stories, with the collection Happiness, Like Water and then her most recent novel Under the Udula Trees. Inua Ellams - London-based playwright and poet Inua Ellams' work explores the themes of identity, displacement and destiny – areas of life he’s intimately familiar with. Dan Box - the National Crime Reporter for The Australian and creator of crime podcast Bowraville. Marwa Al-Sabouni - Syrian architect Marwa al-Sabouni is battling to heal her home city of Homs, having remained there as bombs destroyed much of what she knew and loved. Her ideas to mend the city are now laid out in a visionary memoir, The Battle For Home. She is presenting the closing night address. Clementine Ford - Australian feminist columnist and author of the best selling book Fight Like A Girl. Lindy West - is a Seattle-based writer, editor and performer who’s work has appeared in a number of well-known publications - and the author of Shrill: Notes From A Loud Woman. Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa - a Perth performance poet, she’s a workshop facilitator, actor, artist and humanitarian. Her questions about notions of Australian national identity, got her to the finals of the national Australia poetry slam. Nathan Hill - short story author and author of The Nix; a tale of estrangement and displacement in both families and national politics. Adrian Todd Zuniga - creator of Literary Death Match -  touted as Def Poetry Jam meets American Idol, this competition sees four authors perform a short excerpt of their most electric work before a panel of judges. Omar Musa -  a Malaysian-Australian rapper and poet from Queanbeyan, Australia. He is the winner of the Australian Poetry Slam and the Indian Ocean Poetry Slam and has released three hip-hop albums, two poetry books, and received a standing ovation at TEDx. ************ A quick note about supporting the podcasts! Check out  – and consider  Thanks to RTRFM for their support, especially producer Peter Barr. Theme songs “Cosgrove” by Pogo, from and “Leap Second” by Milton Mermikides, of  Additional ambient music from Jukedeck – create your own at .  – they include: Steven, Andrew, Dr T, Paul, Gerry, Josh, Kathy, Linley, Gold, Iggy, Lukas, Finch and Andrew. Thanks to everyone who contributes and please consider joining to help continue these shows at  Please leave positive comments and reviews on iTunes and consider supporting the show via visiting  – and I’d love to get your feedback via tokenskeptic@gmail.com. 

Bradley Broder is the founder and Executive Director of the Kenya Education Fund. Bradley founded Kenya Education Fund as a means of supporting the children he befriended while serving in the US Peace Corps for two years (Kenya 1999-2001).   Bradley has over 17 years experience working with Kenya and speaks fluent Kiswahili.  His deep, personal connection with Kenya and knowledge of international development issues has led Bradley to focus KEF focus on keeping Kenyans in school to develop the country’s human capital and reduce dependency on foreign aid.  Brad holds a BA in Spanish from SUNY Stony Brook and an MA in Political Science from Western Washington University.   He lives in New York City with his wife and two sons. The story of KEF weaves together the rich histories of three organizations,  the Kenya Education Fund (est. 2006), the Nomadic Kenyan Children’s Educational Fund (NKCEF, est. 2001) and the Children of Kibera Foundation (est. 2007). KEF has over 20 years of collective experience working to promote education in Kenya. KEF was started by former Peace Corps Volunteer, Bradley Broder and local community leader, Dominic Muasya, to keep kids in high school when their means did not allow.  NKCEF was formed after a group of families from McLean, Virginia accompanied their children’s high school teacher, Hon. Joseph Lekuton, on a trip to his nomadic homeland in Northern Kenya where many of the children were not in school. NKCEF combined with KEF in 2011. Children of Kibera Foundation was founded by Honorable Ken Okoth (Kibra) and provided hundreds of educational scholarships to primary, secondary and university students from Kibera –Africa’s largest slum. CoKF decided to join hands with KEF in 2013. Notes from the show: Brad founded the KEF in 2006. The KEF gives scholarship to Kenyan high schools; you can sponsor a child for just $750 a year. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Loitoktok, Kenya from 1999-2001. He was in Namibia when the towers came down. When he returned to Kenya 3 years later, so many people had died from AIDS. The KEF started with asking friends and family for money to send one girl and then five kids to school. About Schmidt (2002), starring Jack Nicholson. The KEF has helped thousands of kids get an education. "The ask is sort of an art... asking is a sales pitch. Barack Obama: "Fired up, ready to go" video Salesforce.com gives 10 free licenses to non-profits Chronicle of Philanthropy The Art of the Ask - Connie Phieff Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson The Ask - Laura Fredericks Ask. - Ryan Levesque Essentialism - Greg McKeown

Dadaab Refugee Camp in Northern Kenya has existed for 25 years. Originally created for 90,000 Somalian refugees it now contains over 350,000 people, including 10,000 third-generation inhabitants. Over a period of four years, Ben Rawlence explored this extraordinary 'temporary' city, getting close to the realities of life for its inhabitants. In this event recorded live at the 2016 Edinburgh International Book Festival, he discusses City of Thorns, a book that takes us beyond the shock headlines, offering testament to the frailty and resilience of humanity.

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Ikal Angelei is the Director of Friends of Lake Turkana, a civil society group in Northern Kenya, in an area where companies are prospecting for oil. Oil exploration in the region will have major implications for the communities along the project sites.

Bishop Rob Martin and his wife Sue visited St. Paul's and shared with the congregation about their ministry in The Diocese of Marsabit in Northern Kenya.

David duChemin is a world & humanitarian assignment photographer, best-selling author, digital publisher, and international workshop leader whose nomadic and adventurous life fuels his fire to create and share. Based in Vancouver, Canada, when he’s home, David leads a nomadic life chasing compelling images on all 7 continents. When on assignment David creates powerful images that convey the hope and dignity of children, the vulnerable and oppressed for the international NGO community. When creating the art he so passionately shares, David strives to capture the beauty of the natural world. David’s travel has taken him through winters in Russia and Mongolia, a summer on the Amazon, spending time among nomads in the Indian Himalayan and remote Northern Kenya. He’s done assignment work in Ecuador, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ethiopia, Malawi, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Bangladesh, among others, and pursued personal work in places like Iceland, Antarctica, Tunisia, Cuba, Vietnam, Kenya, and Italy. Drawing on a previous career in comedy, David is a dynamic and engaging itinerant presenter and educator. A driven artist, creative professional, entrepreneur and life-long adventurer, David educates and inspires through stunning visuals and hilarious travel stories, and insights, from a life spent outside and abroad. Resources http://craftandvision.com/ http://davidduchemin.com/ http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe info@thecandidframe.com

In this week’s programme we have a report from Northern Kenya about the Grevy's Zebra, the world’s most stripy Zebra and a species in decline for many different reasons, all of which appear to be attributed with human activity. Monty interviews one of the authors of a recent paper “Can a Collapse of Civilisation be Avoided?”, Professor Paul Ehrlich from Stanford University. Also Dr Joe Smith from The Open University, an expert in environment and the media, explores how the media should keep up with such apocalyptic headlines.

On 29 April the Hon. Mohamed Elmi (MP, Tarbaj) presented a paper at the Nairobi Forum on Lessons from the Ministry of Northern Kenya, reflecting on the work of his former Ministry in supporting pastoralism and development in Kenya’s arid and semi arid lands. The former Minister was one of several speakers at a seminar hosted by the Nairobi Forum in collaboration with the Future Agriculture Consortium, to launch the book Pastoralism and Development in Africa: Dynamic Change at the Margins. Other speakers and authors included Jeremy Lind (Institute of Development Studies), Hussein A. Mahmoud (Pwani University), Abdirizak Arale Nunow (Inter-Parliamentary Union, IGAD), Polly Ericksen (ILRI) and Francis Chabari (Kenya Drylands Livestock Development Programme). The proceedings were chaired by Deborah Nightingale (RVI Fellow) and the Hon. Chachu Ganya (MP, North Horr). The speakers illustrated the dynamic changes happening within pastoralism in Kenya, with discussions of innovations in livestock trade, land expropriation, environmental change, and policy initiatives to mitigate recurrent disasters through resilience programmes. This podcast is part 2 of 2.

On 29 April the Hon. Mohamed Elmi (MP, Tarbaj) presented a paper at the Nairobi Forum on Lessons from the Ministry of Northern Kenya, reflecting on the work of his former Ministry in supporting pastoralism and development in Kenya’s arid and semi arid lands. The former Minister was one of several speakers at a seminar hosted by the Nairobi Forum in collaboration with the Future Agriculture Consortium, to launch the book Pastoralism and Development in Africa: Dynamic Change at the Margins. Other speakers and authors included Jeremy Lind (Institute of Development Studies), Hussein A. Mahmoud (Pwani University), Abdirizak Arale Nunow (Inter-Parliamentary Union, IGAD), Polly Ericksen (ILRI) and Francis Chabari (Kenya Drylands Livestock Development Programme). The proceedings were chaired by Deborah Nightingale (RVI Fellow) and the Hon. Chachu Ganya (MP, North Horr). The speakers illustrated the dynamic changes happening within pastoralism in Kenya, with discussions of innovations in livestock trade, land expropriation, environmental change, and policy initiatives to mitigate recurrent disasters through resilience programmes. This podcast is part 1 of 2.

David duChemin is a world & humanitarian assignment photographer, best-selling author, digital publisher, and international workshop leader whose nomadic and adventurous life fuels his fire to create and share. Based in Vancouver, Canada, when he’s home, David leads a nomadic life chasing compelling images on all 7 continents. When on assignment David creates powerful images that convey the hope and dignity of children, the vulnerable and oppressed for the international NGO community. When creating the art he so passionately shares, David strives to capture the beauty of the natural world. David’s travel has taken him through winters in Russia and Mongolia, a summer on the Amazon, spending time among nomads in the Indian Himalayan and remote Northern Kenya. He’s done assignment work in Ecuador, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ethiopia, Malawi, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Bangladesh, among others, and pursued personal work in places like Iceland, Antarctica, Tunisia, Cuba, Vietnam, Kenya, and Italy. Drawing on a previous career in comedy, David is a dynamic and engaging itinerant presenter and educator. A driven artist, creative professional, entrepreneur and life-long adventurer, David educates and inspires through stunning visuals and hilarious travel stories, and insights, from a life spent outside and abroad. http://davidduchemin.com/ http://500px.com/hengki24 www.thecandidframe.com info@thecandidframe.com

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What's it like to live in a place where it hasn't rained in nearly 5 years? Welcome to Turkana, Northern Kenya, population 500,000. In 1961 the same thing happened and Irish nuns were amongst the first to arrive to help. 50 yrs on, nothing much has changed

Prof. Anderson (Oxford University) examines the tumultuous history in the Jubaland area of southern Somalia and northern Kenya at the turn of the 20th century. (Presented in the Global and Imperial History Research Seminar). Professor David Anderson (Oxford University, African Studies Centre) presents research on the history of Jubaland, located in Southern Somalia and, previously until 1924, part of the Kenya colony and East African protectorate. Focused on the tumultuous history of British involvement in this area, Prof. Anderson uses the themes of Islam, imperialism(s), and transnational history to understand what was going on in this region at the turn of the 20th century. Anderson offers possible insights for the troubles facing this region today. (Presented at the Global and Imperial History Research Seminar, History Faculty, University of Oxford, http://www.history.ox.ac.uk)

Prof. Anderson (Oxford University) examines the tumultuous history in the Jubaland area of southern Somalia and northern Kenya at the turn of the 20th century. Professor David Anderson (Oxford University, African Studies Centre) presents research on the history of Jubaland, located in Southern Somalia and, previously until 1924, part of the Kenya colony and East African protectorate. Focused on the tumultuous history of British involvement in this area, Prof. Anderson uses the themes of Islam, imperialism(s), and transnational history to understand what was going on in this region at the turn of the 20th century. Anderson offers possible insights for the troubles facing this region today.