A Black British Girl's Perspective of a Global Village
Be transported to Congo through a visual dialogue of the country's brutal past and hopeful future. This photographic exhibition is showing at the Rivington Place, Shoreditch, London. Also checkout upcoming events in relation to this exhibition listed at the end of this post. This weekend I'll be focusing on Congo with my blog posts! Stay... Continue Reading →
"Ongoing demonstrations, the upcoming World Cup, preparations for the Olympic Games and approaching elections - 2014 is considered to be a very important year for Brazil. Consequently, many stories are out there waiting to be covered. Beyond Your World would like to make a big contribution with this special project and needs your help!" On... Continue Reading →
Dia da Consciência Negra... Black Consciousness Day, Brazil It might seem ironic that there should be a day dedicated to black consciousness in Brazil; a country with its history steep in the trans-atlantic slavery between 1594 to 1888 (the last country in the western hemisphere to abolish slavery). The seed of 'black origin' flourishes in... Continue Reading →
When I met Dionisis Kostakis on my second day in Rio de Janeiro in December last year, there was little about him, if nothing at all, that indicated his unusual hobby. With beach blond hair and subtly tanned olive skin, I took him to be yet another European who had ditched the struggling economy of... Continue Reading →
When I joined journalist Shanti Paudel to meet a friend for lunch, little did I know that we'd be visiting the UN Nepalese Bhairab Battalion base in Port-au-Prince... The closest I will get to Nepal until I actually step foot on its soil. Maj.Birendra greeted us as we entered the military base. He was kind enough... Continue Reading →
http://youtu.be/yiDDuq8AGQc Finally! Another vblog from the travelmaker... This time in Haiti! From the roof top of the Sathya Sai centre in Delmas, Port-au-Prince (once I find the right spot!) Thanks for joining me on this journey! 🙂 Related articles Meet Carlos Suarez: A volunteer with a big heart (travelmakerkai.com) Finding myself here... Sathya Sai Centre,... Continue Reading →
http://youtu.be/AqF79IaW8qQ Joachim explains the history behind this traditional soup prepared every saturday: Haitian Bouillon. The Sathya Sai centre prepare a vegetarian version of the traditional cuisine which is distributed to 2000 children living in various camps in Port-au-Prince. Update: Funding for the Food Program will end the first week in November 2013. Please, if you're able... Continue Reading →
The volunteer who came to supervise the feeding of many children... The first thing I noticed about Carlos Suarez when we first met in the Dominican Republic less than a month ago, was his height. Standing past 6″ it would be easy to feel intimidated judging by his stature alone, had I not already communicated... Continue Reading →
http://youtu.be/sq89TfZyA3c A short video interview with Carlos Suarez from Mexico, who left his Cancun home to volunteer at the Sathya Sai Centre, Haiti. For the full story click below: https://travelmakerkai.com/2013/08/23/meet-carlos-suarez-a-volunteer-with-a-big-heart/ Filmed and edited on my ipad 🙂 Related articles Finding myself here... Sathya Sai Centre, Haiti (travelmakerkai.com) Hop on board!.. Join me on my journey... Continue Reading →
Well, a whole week has gone by since I've been in Haiti so I thought I'd give you a snippet of what I've been up to... Here are the smiling faces of the children from the various camps Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation Haiti deliver 2000 cooked meals to. Their smiles are so pure and... Continue Reading →
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