kenya

I am so proud to become a part of everything that Avni and Sachin have done throughout their lives! They have done more in over two decades than most people will do in a few lifetimes.

We love you!

I wonder if this will come out to the bay area. I hope the movie will vividly capture the reality of Kibera....hope and despair, the two sides of the coin!

"Always work hard," he says.

"Don't say that I don't have a talent, so because I'm in Kibera I can't do anything.

"I'm also from Kibera, I didn't know that I would ever act. When the chance comes, you should try to use it to succeed."

As the success of Kibera Kid proves, even those living in poverty cannot be held back from stardom and there are now plans to produce a full-length version of the film.

Quoted: The internationally acclaimed film tells the story of a 12-year-old orphaned boy Otieno and is shot entirely in the slum, starring local actors.

Touristy map of Kenya. Haven't been in 10+ years, but next time I go I'd like to visit some of the following places:

- Mt Kenya National Park
- Masai Mara National Reserve (apparently the best game reserve in the country)
- Lake Nakuru (best place to see pink flamingos)
- Kisumu
- Mombasa

Quoted: Map of Kenya in Eastern Africa

Sachin & Avni are named 2 of the 100 most influential Kenyans

From Choi - for me to check out later. "see how technology is being used in very different ways for very different communities."

Télécoms sans Frontieres
David Reid talks to a charity that sprang up to help victims of the Tsunami disaster stay in touch.

Kenya's Computers
Dan Simmons travels to Kenya to track donated computers to their destinations.

Girl Gamers
Ian Hardy reports from LA on girls who game, the games they dig, and the future outlook for gamers without a Y-Chromosome.

Virtual Wallets
Richard Taylor travels to Tokyo to find out why the wallet may soon be a thing of the past.

Rural Connectivity in India
Spencer Kelly investigates the ways the Indian government is trying to bring technology to rural areas, but there are many challenges involved.

technology could be the beginning of the end of "african time"

Quoted: Digital technology is transforming the transport industry in Africa - and catching out corrupt drivers.

Quoted: Mr Kenyatta was widely seen as the founding father of his nation which he had led since its independence in 1963.

Guess the Jews had it right all along.

Quoted: Experts cautioned that circumcision is no cure-all. It only lessens the chances that a man will contract AIDS from heterosexual sex.