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“Is a youth led peace initiative that primarily seeks to create space for young people to reconcile and become agents of reconciliation to their respective communities. Two years after Kenya’s worst election violence that left 1,500 dead and hundreds of thousands internally displaced, Kenya is a nation in search of its identity again. Purpose Picha […]
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When they buried our friend Haami Moeke Snr QSM, it was entirely fitting that he should be taken to his final resting place in his aging diesel van. We friends, Juliet and I stood next to each other watching as the pallbearers carried him between a garland of fierce young warriors performing the haka.
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Haami Moeke Snr QSM was a respected Maori kaumatua (Elder). He passed away recently. He was both my friend and my carving mentor. To me, he was matua or simply Haami. The thing I loved most about him was
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Many years ago, my artist friend Whero Te Whata asked me, “how do you see the sun through a rock?” I was young and I had no idea! He didn’t answer me immediately but
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“Empowers communities and applies design outside of the design bubble to global issues that matter. Project H Design uses the power of the design process to catalyse communities and public education from within. They are a team of designers and builders engaging in their own backyards to improve the quality of life for all. Within […]
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