Tell Me a Story

The Power of the Story.

When did we begin to forget? African Oral traditions are being weakened by the pervasive nature of print and visual media.

And yet the dominant organ of sensory and social orientation in pre-alphabet societies was the ear – “hearing is believing.” The phonetic alphabet forced the magic world of the ear to [...]

Because I’m happy

I sing because I’m happy
I sing because I’m free
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches
I know He watches
I know He watches me

I sing because I’m happy
I sing because I’m free
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me
His eye is [...]

Driving Lessons

Levi enjoys a moment behind the wheel of a car.

Pushing Loads

Two men transport produce on their bicycles on the outskirt of Nakuru Town as children play in the background.

The Smile

THE SMILE – william blake

There is a smile of love,
there is a smile of deceit;
and there is a smile of smiles,
in which these two smiles meet.

And there is a frown of hate,
and there is a frown of disdain;
and there is a frown of frowns
which you strive to forget in vain,
For it sticks in the [...]

New Technologies

New Technologies – New Ways of Living

At the heart of new technologies in the 21st century is the rise mobile telephone. Here we see a complex convergence of technologies that has risen faster in Africa than anywhere else in the world.

More than 1,000% between 1998 and 2003. By the beginning of 2005, there were more [...]