Kenya: a visit to the Kivuva family
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Uploaded by yakovsmirnov55 on Jan 16, 2012
Mtito Andei, Kenya. Before I go with friend Alex to visit his family (who live in a small village surrounded by fields of still-growing maize) we stop and buy some food to supplement their fast disappearing supplies - maize, beans, oil, salt and sugar. It's not much, but it is a help, until the corn is ready to be picked. If and when the rain comes, that is....
After a 25km ride over a bumpy dirt road, passing and investigating a small local primary school, we arrive at the mud-hut compound. Everyone has a mud hut for sleeping and there's one for cooking and another used as a granary. Then it's time for gift-giving. I bring gifts for his mother, Mama Kivuva, his brothers and the grandchildren (three boys aged 1 to 3 and another, Samuel, born just a month ago). Kayvan, my own little 7-year-old "grandson" here in Australia, has donated some of his toys and one of his T-shirts. His mother Lida also donated lots of kids' T-shirts. The language you hear is kikamba, used extensively in this part of Kenya.
We bring a mini DVD player so the family can see and listen to kikamba music, downloaded from YouTube. Kayvan has sung Twinkle on YouTube for years now, but here he sings again, so the kids can see him.
The visit - and later, a visit to the local river that supplies the family with water -is a magical experience. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did...
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Hello from Ottawa Canada to both you Alex and Alex's family!!! I hope you are all well and I wish you much rain!! Your way of life is a wonder to me. Your farm is so large!! It must be quiet. I live in Canada's capital. Very busy with lots of winter snow and cold. Your sun would be welcome here!!! Take Care. :)
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I really enjoyed this. Came across you while looking for videos. Its good they have a farm they must be better off ? than most? The water and what little they have brings makes you aware of how lucky you are being in the western world. They do much with so little. I hope more people see this. Its good of you to help. Post updates if able? Take Care
CatpurrRobertaBobbi 3 weeks ago
@CatpurrRobertaBobbi
Thank you for your kind comment. I will forward this to Africa so that my friend Alex can see it and pass it on to his family...
yakovsmirnov55 3 weeks ago