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We recommend these reads...
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"Unbowed" (memoir) by Wangari Maathai whose remarkable story of beginning an environmental movement based on the empowerment of women, and the courage, faith, and persistence it required, is an inspiration.
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"Trek" (memoir) by Paul Stewart about a perilous journey from Nairobi to London through the Sahara.
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"One Day I Will Write About This Place" (memoir) by Binyavanga Wainaina recounts his childhood as a middle-class Kenyan and his chaotic schooling and travels.
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"Warrior Boy" (novel) by Virginia Clay is the story of a London schoolboy Ben who goes to Kenya to live with his Maasai family.
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"West With The Night" (memoir) by Beryl Markham chronicling her experiences growing up in Kenya in the early 1900s, leading to celebrated careers as a racehorse trainer and bush pilot there (she was the first woman to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from east to west).
Watch
You may like these films...​
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"Out of Africa"
A classic film starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, following the life of Karen Blixen, who establishes a plantation in Africa. Her life is complicated by a husband of convenience, a true love, troubles on the plantation, war, and more.
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"The Constant Gardener"
A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption.
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"Born Free"
The story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
Learn
And these apps...​
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E-Guide to Birds of East Africa​
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The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals​
We recommend giving these a listen...
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"Year of Kenya" - Lecture Series by Kennesaw State​
A podcast (find it on Apple podcasts) that takes a wide-ranging look at Kenya from its earliest history right up to current events.
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"Success Stories from Kenya's First Makerspace"
A TED Talk by Kamau Gachigi about some amazing new innovations that are revolutionizing the Kenyan economy.
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