Frame Changers #37: Research Fatigue

October 21, 2014 krm716

[Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya, is grossly over-researched. Every single day, 20-50 groups of researchers with clipboards and cameras go around asking residents all kinds of intrusive questions. How much of this research actually benefits the communities?]

Frame Changers #34: Africa, Here I Come!

October 16, 2014 krm716

[BTW, mzungu = foreigner or white person in Kiswahili (Technically, mzungu = confused person)]

Frame Changers #26: Bridges That Separate Us

October 6, 2014 krm716

[The chasm between the haves and have-nots is not just about money. There are umpteen other interconnected challenges including, but not limited to, gender, sexual orientation, culture, class, religion, agency, privilege, and perception.]

Frame Changers #25: Bring Back the Middlemen

October 3, 2014 krm716

[Millions of smallholders depend on millions of trusted middlemen to get their produce into the marketplace. Removing them makes sense only if the new systems and relationships are reliable and truly sustainable. Read Kochia Chronicles; Mzungu Memories- A Conversation over Busaa for examples of how outsiders can disrupt trade relationships and supply chains.]

Frame Changers #20: No More Fishing Lessons

September 26, 2014 krm716

[The “teach people how to fish” adage is naive, or even insulting, to highly-skilled fishermen in Africa whose lives and livelihoods are compromised due to various cultural, economic or political reasons. Read Kochia Chronicles; Story #8 to dive deeper into real challenges to sustainable aquaculture.]