This book reminds me of how our lives and relationships can be enhanced by books. In 1958, Sylvia Blackwell arrives in the small town of East Mole as librarian for the Children’s Library. The library is declining, and Sylvia makes it her job to re-introduce literature to children and adults. Vickers gently and...
In previous articles, the Education Team has focused on the connection between Awesome Blossoms (AB) and the Education targets of Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). In this article, we will focus on another program of Safe Spaces Organisation (SSO) and its connection to SDG4; AB is...
Just how important has the auto mechanics training program at Safe Spaces been? Find out in the words of Stacy, a program participant:
My name is Stacy. I am 22 years old. I live with my diabetic mum in Mathare. I have three siblings. I...
The internet was great until people messed it upWho doesn’t know someone who has fallen victim to a cybercrime? Perhaps it was an elderly parent, a computer-savvy baby boomer friend, a naive teen child, or even you? I know someone who got confused while being scammed because somehow their bank was...
“Banning and burning of books is the symbol of tyranny’s fear of the power of the free mind.” – Franz Boas, anthropologist
Book banning in the United States (US) is nothing new. The first book on record to be banned dates back to 1637 when Thomas Morton published New English Canaan and had...
…..a good poem shucks the oyster shell of one’s mind to reveal the pearl within.
Contrary to my original belief, The Offing is not a thriller assassin novel. No one gets “offed!” The offing means “the distant stretch of sea where sky and water merge.” The novel is set in the summer of 1946 in...