About Us
Our Stories Must Be Written
WRITE TO SUSTAIN OUR EXISTENCE
We Are Natural Storytellers
The first time I started to scribe was in 2012, after the advice of a cousin, because I was feeling stuck. I had a notebook and a pen, but I did not know what to write. My phrases were a composition of words that were not giving direction to my thoughts, neither my thoughts to my right hand. My consistency in that practice was nonexistent, because I did not understand the “why” of the process. In 2019, I felt stuck again, with the difference that this time, I was lucky that I had made progress in my practice of scribing. From that time, writing became the strongest and most important pillar to my becoming, if we exclude God from the equation. From that time, I never stopped. I write when I want to scream. I write when I am sad. I write when I am grateful. I write when I do not see an end to a story. And I write to tell myself certain truths. Through this blog, I will write and tell stories about my work, my social engagement, my experiences, my love for my continent, my fears and my hopes, stories dressed in humour, but carrying doubt underneath. But essentially, I will keep on writing, because it has sustained my existence, and I hope it will last. And I write because I want us to connect through our differences, and I want us to build our own narratives on how we see and understand things. Let us be the storytellers our ancestors have been for us, with the difference that this time, we will tell stories by writing, and our stories will not be erased, because we will own them.
Writing In Images
What Will Be The Segments of Our Stories?
Reconciliation
For the last decade, reconciliation has been a subject of practice for me. I have moved through the West, East, and South regions of Africa, engaging with people willing, curious, and doubtful of the effectiveness of the reconciliation process. Rebuilding relationships that have been damaged by violence, injustice, silence, or conflict is far from easy. All your study in conflict transformation or mediation will never prepare you enough for the actual work. It has been an adventure, and I want you to feel what I felt living it.
Faith
Have you ever woken up and wondered why the sky was up there? Or why you have that crazy vision about what you could achieve in this life? Or why, despite not growing up in an environment where religion or spirituality was a thing, you feel deep inside you that there is a Supreme Being that has been holding your hand through your journey? I have been there, and I will tell you how I have navigated through it.
Journey
In this part, I was tempted to name it “tourism or travel“, the good cliché that attracts. But the truth is, I perceive tourism and travel as journeys that I associate with phases of our lives, linked to our childhood, our first job, our parents, our desire to get better, or our fear of succeeding. So yes, I will tell you about my journeys. Journeys of new beginnings, connection, closure, and endurance.
Politics
I believe in politics, do not get it confused with believing in politicians. Politics define our identity, decide our education and health systems, and decide how taxpayers’ money will be used. We have reached a time where politics should be a matter of interest for all of us, particularly if we aspire to create a better society. We must get involved. In one way or another, I will get you involved through my stories.