How good stories can cure a Westerners poor perception of Africa
I bet you thought the title didn’t quite match the cover image of the (American?) skyline? It’s actually one of Africa’s many great skylines. This particular one is Nairobi, Kenya. […]
Tag Archives: Poverty
How art connects you, me and the slums of Kenya
The only thing separating us from each other are six simple handshakes. So, you know someone, who knows someone and before you know it your fist bumping Barack Obama. As […]
How good and bad news influence global development
Yesterday Bill Gates visited the Netherlands. The Dutch newspaper, NRC next, published a short article about how Gates focuses on the good news rather than the bad. According to the newspaper, one […]
Project: Voices of East Pokot
Originally posted on Woodward Ponderings:
After a bunch of trips to East Pokot with some friends, a video camera, multiple car issues, a flash flood, a race with a wild…
The Worlds report card
Confession: I am a genuine world news junkie. I like sourcing my own media instead of just watching the eight o’clock news. Social media is an amazing outlet to do this. […]
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