Feldtagebuch-aus-Kakuma

Hello - back from Germany! Twilight on the A1 in Kakuma It has been quite quiet here in the last few weeks. This is partly because time has flown by and I have hardly had a...

English version below (Bryan had fun reading and editing the blog in English so that I can tell the stories correctly) I hope you had a great Christmas and a happy New Year. I...

Merry (and slightly delayed) Christmas greetings from Kenya! For me, it's halftime here and I look back very happily on the first few months. Time flies. Here's a little (or...

Solastalgia. Maybe some of you know that word. A few years ago, I came across the term when I wrote a research paper about childlessness/birth strikes among activists in the...

Habari! Friends on the road in Kakuma With colleagues from LOKADO and someone from Welthungerhilfe, I visited two places on the border with Uganda to understand the situation...

In the first week of the month, food rations distribution takes place in the refugee camp. The camp is divided into a total of 4 camps, Kakuma 1-4, and there are 3 food...

"Franziska, turn off your torch, if they see you, they'll shoot you!" (for my grandparents: Franziska, turn off the flashlight. Otherwise, they'll shoot you if they see you!)...

Last Thursday, October 20th, was Heroes Day (Mashujaa Day in Kiswahili). It is a national holiday to honor all the heroes who helped Kenya gain independence in 1963. Today,...

On Wednesday, I set off for Kakuma. It is located in northern Kenya, in Turkana County, and is approximately 800km away from Nairobi. Insha'Allah, I will be staying here for the...

Now, since October 7th I have been in Nairobi. At the airport in Stuttgart, I met Hiram again, who has helped me so much in the past weeks and months to have a good start in...