Comundo Blog

It is not always easy for Stargardtiens to recognize what a market woman or a shop offers. And the name of the shop doesn't sometimes help either.

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Last Sunday I was invited to a pre-wedding-party. And no, that is not a bachelor party.

Newsletter 2, November 2019

L’Arche Kenya is the second organisation I am working for, so this time I will tell a little what they are doing. In a nutshell, l’Arche Kenya follows three steps: relation, transformation and sign. By establishing meaningful and fully-fledged relations between people with and without intellectual disabilities, both transform each other in the way of living their lives. This serves as a sign to the society that each person has something to contribute regardless of her/his condition or abilities. This newsletter tells the story of one of these transformations. 

The view of the gentlemen's restroom goes directly to the golf court of Nyahurru ...

One year has passed and St. Martin CSA celebrates its name day - and its 20th anniversary. As always, all employees are involved in the preparations. I am assigned to the team that prepares the fundraising dinner of the evening. And we sharpen the knives.

At the end of August, weird numbers appeared over people's front doors. These were in conjunction with the census.

Something I start to miss is art. There are arts and crafts in Nyahruru, but I have not yet found my favourite, abstract and constructive art. An opportunity in Nairobi presented itself to fill this gap.

I get asked sometimes how I got along with the culture shock. My standard answer is: Culture shock? Sorry, I have not found that one yet. But I did not specifically look for it either.