Year: 2015

Rain

Day 4, @simona.ghizzoni posting from kenya. The rain caught us on the way, this is a pic taken from the car. I’m sorry I can’t post more but the internet connection is really unreliable down here….I hope I can keep up the diary!!! #uncutproject #journalismgrants

Looking ahead

Day 3 @simona.ghizzoni posting from Kenya. It seems already ages since I’ve come to West Pokot, even though it’s been only a few days. But it’s already time to say goodbye to the girls at the rescue centre. This girl, the same of the very first picture I posted, seems to like to climb on …

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Nature

Day 3. @simona.ghizzoni posting from Kenya. So…a bit of relief in the wonderful nature. This part of Kenya, close to Uganda border is green and blossoming. This is the road I take every morning to reach the Kongelai community. :) #kenya #uncutproject #journalismgrants @ezuccala

West Pokot area

Day 3: Hi everyone! here’s @simona.ghizzoni posting from Kenya. This is our last day in West Pokot area and we’ll move to Kajado, in southern Kenya. So here’s Anne. She lives, like many other girls escaping from FGM and early marriage, with a foster mother. A foster mother is basically a woman who accepts a …

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Gabriele Orlini – I’m Africa

Gabriele Orlini I’m Africa You are confusing the circulatory system with this maze of meandering, twisted like cells of the brain – wire meshes and tangles, resemble memory – each with a story to hide or to be dissolved, there just behind a gauze suspended between the face and the hanging ceiling, hanging between the …

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Dormitory

Day 2. Sadly…the dormitories in the rescue centre. The rescuers are mostly volunteers so the accomodation is really poor. Still, the girls are safe and they’re studying, so there are better chances for their future. @simona.ghizzoni posting from Kenya. West Pokot. #uncutproject #journalismgrants @ezuccala

Natasha

Day 2. Here’s my favorite girl, Natasha, 13 years old. She’s a homeless kid and, as the most of them, she suffered from a lot of violence, including rape. She’s now hosted by the rescue centre and on her way to physical and psychological recovery. She sings wonderfully and, well, I really like her. @simona.ghizzoni …

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Rainy season

Hi everyone, here’s my 2nd day posting from Kenya @simona.ghizzoni. It seems that the rainy season has started! This is a pic taken from the car window during the rain shower. #kenya #uncutproject #journalismgrants @ezuccala

Suam river

Children having a swim in Suam river in Kongelai. The river is the heart of all the activities of the village. @simona.ghizzoni posting from Kenya. #uncutproject #journalismgrants #kenya @ezuccala

Kongelai

Kongelai is a small settlement in West Pokot area, just a few miles away from Uganda. I am completely amazed by the nature here. People are waiting for the rainy season, which should start in a few days. @simona.ghizzoni posting from Kenya. #uncutproject #kenya #journalismgrants