Back to the Papuan roots by Johan Andre Serhalawan “Fresh air and blue skies, accompanied by chirping birds, shady trees, and dense forests” was the view in my grandma’s village, which is 40 km from Merauke. Spending school holidays in the town feels like living in heaven. Yes, that’s my childhood experience, more or less […]
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By Israel Balogun I awoke abruptly to the sharp sting of a cane on my back. “Stand up! Give me all you have! Now!” But I had nothing. I almost passed out from the consequent beating. I was not always on the street. My father, a Muslim priest, had four wives and 26 children. My
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by Claude Angwere Azah On the 28th of March 2015, I was in Bamenda Town in the Northwest region of Cameroon at the Mankon-Ringway Rehabilitation Centre. The reason I was there, was to attend my regular counseling sessions on drug consumption and abuse. On my way out, I saw a young man lying on a
By Gautham NC When was the last time you saw a firefly? Where do they go? Where do they come from? Ever thought about it? It’s only during the dark, that we get a chance to see them, right? Their light isn’t that bright to erase the entire darkness and show us the path, but
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Cameroon has seen quite some challenging times and due to internal conflicts, more than 700,000 people have been internally displaced. Besides the conflict, many other challenges on a personal level have affected most of the population. Mafah Cornelius Kuta has been affected as well and because of this, he now wants to focus on providing
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Oluwakemi’s life changed drastically after she turned blind at the age of 13. The world as she knew it changed and suddenly was not as easily approachable as she had thought. At the early stage of blindness, she experienced social exclusion which resulted in low self-esteem. Yet, her zeal to change the narrative led her
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Nduku has first-hand witnessed the consequences of the Anglo/ Francophone conflicts in Cameroon. One day coming back from school he was kidnapped by rebels, chained, and tortured. The culture of divide and this terrible experience inspired him to work on curbing hate culture and crimes towards youth. He became an advocate for peace, and through
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Eltrud Okeyo hails from Kisumu County in Western Kenya which borders Victoria Lake. Kisumu County has the third-highest rate of HIV/AIDS in all of Kenya. According to the International Center for Alleviation of Poverty, Inc., 22-25% of Kisumu’s population is HIV positive. A high number of the population has left behind many orphans and elderly
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A few weeks ago, we started a blog series about the beneficiaries of kanthari participants. Today we will read an interesting story from Nancy Mbaura from Zimbabwe. We will soon also learn more about Nancy and her walk of life, however today the blog is more focused on her beneficiaries. Tamiranashe – meaningful education for
My name is Charlotte Cotton, originally from France, I lived and worked for a long time in Hong Kong and in 2019, I ended up on a special train named Jagriti Yatra. A train that took 400+ entrepreneurs on an 8000 km Journey through India. On this special trip, I met Laad Lohar, who is
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