On the road to Kenya
In my last post I’d published a schedule that would have seen me pulling out of Kakuma today. However, due to revisions in the project and budget caps, that schedule was further revised. As such, Grant and I prepared a status report and research options for the Cultural Development Network and the City of Melbourne.
In this report you can read what has been achieved to date. Grant and I were both impressed with the information thus far gathered and the networks established. For instance, I’m writing from the office of the Kenyan based Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN), an APC member, who have been terribly generous in providing space for me to work from whilst I’m in Nairobi.
Yes, I’m in Nairobi, having left Cape Town on Sunday and arriving via Johannesburg 6am, Monday morning. I’m staying in the Sarova Stanley, built in 1902, a most august establishment where Ernest Hemingway is said to have often stayed.
My schedule is now as follows:
- Sun 6 Apr: Cape Town to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Mon 7 Apr: Jo’burg to Nairobi
- Mon 7 – Thu 10 Apr: Nairobi
- Thu 10 Apr: Nairobi to Istanbul via Johannesburg
As you can see, there’s no Kakuma Refugee Camp listed. Due to budgetary constraints we’ve had to pull back from arrangements made with UNHCR to visit the camp. Although regretful, what I hope to achieve in Nairobi ought to pave the way for a dedicated site visit when resources are available.
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