Category Archives: Motivation

Leaving Naivasha

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Felix Weth

With some regret but also looking forward to Kampala I will leave my cabin on the hill by Lake Naivasha tonight. The place I found here felt so mind freeing and productive that I stayed twelve days instead of the … Continue reading →

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Itaava

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Felix Weth

On Monday I visited the Eastern Kenyan village of Itaava. Early in the morning Agnetta picked me up with a rental car that made strange noises when standing, but started shivering and shaking as soon as it passed 70km/h, indicating … Continue reading →

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A personal note

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Felix Weth

In the last three weeks I received two relevant rejections. The first I received in Dar es Salaam, in the internet café which I left to get myself hijacked. The Open Society Institute rejected my application for a fellowship to … Continue reading →

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Nairobi Round Table I

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Felix Weth

When Jared, Joseph and I decided to organise a round table on “Arts and new media for advocacy and peace work” I had no specific expectations. The topic sounded interesting, but I have no personal experience to relate it to … Continue reading →

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Nairobi!

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Felix Weth

After over 120 hours on train and bus and quite some ups and downs I arrived in Nairobi last night. It feels unreal that I left Cape Town only twelve days ago. Thanks to Jared the reception in Nairobi couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Third impressions from (TI) Zimbabwe

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Felix Weth

The openness and support with which I was received by Transparency International Zimbabwe have been a boost of motivation. I arrived Wednesday afternoon in Harare and left Thursday night, yet although they’re very busy with their many programmes, they set … Continue reading →

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A start

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Felix Weth

This photograph of a little girl from the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo might be a good start for my blog experiment. In a difficult moment last year I looked at this picture and the moment turned … Continue reading →

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