Africa Archives - Meandering home

Reading: Stone by Nick Makoha

Nick Makoha (b. 1974) is a Ugandan poet who fled the terror regime of Idi Amin. He studied biochemistry and worked in a bank, but poetry was his calling. His most important publication is Kingdom of Gravity, "a searing, mysterious contemplation of exile, fatherhood and violence". I read a poem about corruption. Stone The best thing I ...

22 July, 2018

Africa, bribery, Nick Makoha, Uganda, visa

Poetry

Reading: Kinaxixi by Augostinho Neto

Today, I wanted to read a poem by Hugo von Hofmannthal or Wisława Szymborska, but I couldn't find (the time to make) a good translation of the German genius and I'm not fond of the Polish Nobel Prize winner. So I read a poet by former Angolan president Augustinho Neto (1922-1979) instead. Here it is, in ...

8 October, 2017

Africa, Angola, anthology, Augustinho Neto, Kinaxixi, Luanda

Poetry

Book Publishing – Traversing Africa

Book Publishing - Traversing Africa
29. September 2011. Rabat / Seoul
Yeon and Kamiel have decided to work from different locations for a little while. Yeon will be promoting her book about Charity Travel in South Korea the coming month, while Kamiel will try to travel from Morocco to Kenya overland on a budget. If ...

29 September, 2011

Africa, books, burkina faso, Charity Travel, mali, Mauretania, overland, Senegal, South Korea

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Holy Cross Hospice

Holy Cross Hospice Gaborone, BotswanaGabarone, Botswana. February 22th, 2010
The Holy Cross Hospice in Gaborone provides care and support to the terminally ill and patients with life limiting illnesses, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), and their families and caregivers in Gaborone.

NameHoly Cross Hospice, Gaborone, BotswanaAimProviding care and support to the terminally ...

25 February, 2010

Africa, Botswana, Gaborone, healthcare

Travel

Kagisano Women’s shelter project / jewelry workshop

Kagisano Women's shelter projectGabarone, Botswana. February 21th, 2010
Kagisano provides shelter for abused women and supports them with vocational training. One of their projects is a paper maché jewelry workshop in Gaborone.

We visit the workshop and make a donation to provide some supplies for the handicraftproject.

NameKagisano Women's shelter project / ...

25 February, 2010

Africa, arts, Botswana, Gaborone, Kagisano, women, women's shelter project

Travel

Oasis

Oasis Harare, ZimbabweHarare, Zimbabwe. February 15th, 2010
Oasis works with street children in Harare, Zimbabwe giving them a brighter future and keeping them on the right track.

We support Oasis with a donation and assist in a hip hop workshop for the kids.

NameOasis, Harare, ZimbabweAimTo assist the street children of Harare: ...

22 February, 2010

Africa, children, Harare, Oasis, street children, Zimbabwe

Travel

Streets Ahead

Streets Ahead, Harare, ZimbabweHarare, Zimbabwe. February 15th, 2010Streets Ahead supports at risk street children in Harare by offering them emergency shelter, workshops like Capoeira, and vocational training like basket weaving and candle making.

We visit streets ahead and exchange ideas with its friendly director; we support this cause with a donation.

NameStreets ...

21 February, 2010

Africa, children, Harare, street children, Zimbabwe

Travel

Terra Nova

Terra Nova, Beira, MocambiqueBeira, Mozambique. February 7th - 9th, 2010Terra Nova is a unique social business, set up by a young French woman, producing compost by recycling urban market waste in Beira, Mocambique.

We help building a shelter for the local workers at the project site, and translating for their website.

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20 February, 2010

Africa, Beira, environmental, flore, Mozambique, Τerra Nova

Travel

Cultural Center Muodjo

Maputo, Mozambique. February 2nd - 4th, 2010Muodjo's mission it o assist vulnerable children and develop their cultural abilities, with special focus on streets children and orphans.

We supply materials for an exhibition they organize with pictures the children drew.

NameMuodjo Cultural Center, Maputo rural area, MozambiqueAimTo assist vulnerable children and develop their ...

3 February, 2010

Africa, arts, Cultural Center, Maputo, Mozambique

Travel

Rainbow Community Excellence Center

In a small village near Kisumu, we have built an orphanage together with our Kenyan friends. Charity Travel provided building materials and wages for the workers. Many local and international volunteers helped out. Thanks! More than the foundation had been done after 2 weeks A small community can have a great vision. When we traveled ...

2 January, 2010

Africa, Community Center, Community Centre, Community Excellence Center, Kenya, Kisian, Kisumu, needy, orphan home, orphanage, Rota, Vision Alive

Travel

Zion Assembly Church of God

Nairobi. Kenya. December 13th, 2009The Zion Assembly Church of God invites us and our Kenyan friends to tell about 100 children about their rights not to be abused.

Apart from the workshop, we also provide a meal for the children.

NameZion Assembly Church of GodAimChildren's Rights Sensitizing and Sustainable Feeding ProgramSince2000Staff12 people ...

13 December, 2009

Africa, children, human rights, Kenya, Nairobi, orphans, Zion Church

Travel

Vision for the lost souls ministries

Vision for the lost souls, NairobiNairobi, Kenya. December 7th, 2009The Vision for the Lost Souls orphanage in Nairobi is well managed and has received considerable media attention. The director is also supporting a school in Ciongombé.

We hold a sensitizing session for 187 kids and show them a movie with our pocket projector.

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7 December, 2009

Africa, children, education, human rights, Kenya, Nairobi, orphanage

Travel

Joy Valley Orphanage

Joy Valley is a struggling extremely poor orphan home and informal school in a slum area of Nairobi. Children are underfed, the school is treatened with closure by the government. We visit the orphan home several times, sensitize the children, and support money for sustainable income generation: a chicken coop, a sewing machine. Jared Otieno ...

7 December, 2009

Africa, children, joy valley, Kenya, Nairobi, orphanage, orphans, Soweto

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