Category Archives: Observations

First impressions from Uganda

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Felix Weth

The six days in Kampala have been great! Not only is Kampala a vibrant, colourful, chaotic city with a friendly atmosphere, I also had the chance to hold discussions with a number of great young people (Thanks to Ivan, Gerald … Continue reading →

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Political impressions from Kenya

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Felix Weth

Having read Michaela Wrong’s “It’s Our Turn To Eat”, I arrived in Kenya with rather sceptical expectations. This is one of the books with a title that wonderfully summarises the major point of the story: How a new political elite … 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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Slum visit

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Felix Weth

Last Wednesday Jared and Chryspin took Joseph and me to one of Nairobi’s smaller slums to film CEPACET‘s schooling project there. The narrow paths through the shags were still slippery from the rain of the last night, even though it … Continue reading →

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GYAC is (re)born?!

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Felix Weth

I’ve been looking forward to the Global Youth Anti-Corruption (GYAC) forum with quite some expectations. Looking back, the three intense days can be regarded an overall success. But the forum itself was characterized by conflicting emotions: On the one hand, … Continue reading →

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Robbed again, this time for real

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Felix Weth

“Welcome to mafia city” a fellow passenger said to me when our bus arrived in Dar es Salaam. The next day I was wandering around in the city centre in the late morning, Easter Sunday. A young guy with a … Continue reading →

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One day through Zambia

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Felix Weth

We arrived at the border to Zambia late at night and crossed over as soon as the offices opened in the morning. The immigration office impressed me with the omnipresence of value statements. Ten core values including transparency, integrity and … Continue reading →

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Second impressions from Zimbabwe

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Felix Weth

Along the 500 kilometres from Bulawayo to Harare we’ve been robbed five times. It would have been six, if it hadn’t been for another car warning us just after we left Bulawayo and the driver turning around for a detour, … Continue reading →

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First impressions from Zimbabwe

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Felix Weth

After 48 hours in train and bus I arrived in Bulawayo yesterday morning. On the bus from Johannesburg I had met T. and he had invited me to stay in his house. At at our arrival at his house I … Continue reading →

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Good evening, boss – how is it, brother?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Felix Weth

I can’t imagine that it’s without a hint of bitter irony when a poor black South African calls me “boss”, just because I’m white. At least I’d find such irony very understandable given the fact that seventeen years after the … Continue reading →

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