Street kids

One of the most upsetting things that I have come across in Kisumu are the street kids, nearly always huffing glue out of a used plastic bottle. Apparently many of these children have homes, but prefer the street. This photo was taken at a world AIDS day rally.

The Center of the World

December 10th 2006
OK, not the center, more the middle. Kisumu is just south the equator, so we crossed a few times this week. In one village shop there was a sign that said, "located 30 miles east of the equator..." Last week, I did some work in the field and visited a few school and houses, pretesting the surveys we are going to use starting in January. One of my favorite things about visiting houses is seeing ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Nyanza Province » Kisumu

Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 196... ... read more

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