Book Launch: Refuge? Refugees’ Stories of Rebuilding their Lives in Kenya, Dec. 11 2021 @ Alliance Française Nairobi

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Date: December 11, 2021

Venue: Alliance Française Nairobi Garden

Time: 2-6 PM

Tickets: Advance KES 700 (Available, here)

*Ticket prices include a copy of the book, and all ticket sales proceeds support Kintsugi’s “Share your Christmas meal with a refugee family” campaign.

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Join us in celebrating a feat of refugee storytelling with this exciting new compilation of refugee autobiographies. What do these stories tell us about refuge in the modern era? What does it mean for Kenyans to be hosts to nearly 500,000 displaced people?

Panel discussion featuring:

• Prof. Peter Kagwanja, President & CEO, Africa Policy Institute

• Caroline Njuki, Chief Technical Advisor, ILO Kenya

• Foni Joyce, Refugee youth leader and education advocate

Musical performances by Kidum and Nick Kosovo.

Original poetry from Nadine Gakungu. 

This event is organized by Kintsugi and the Finance in Displacement (FIND) project of Tufts University and sponsored by FSD Africa and the International Rescue Committee (IRC).  

Book Launch: Refuge? Refugees’ Stories of Rebuilding their Lives in Kenya, Dec. 11 2021 @ Alliance Française Nairobi

by with No Comment bookscharityconcertsdebateeventslive musicProse Reading

Date: December 11, 2021

Venue: Alliance Française Nairobi Garden

Time: 2-6 PM

Tickets: Advance KES 700 (Available, here)

*Ticket prices include a copy of the book, and all ticket sales proceeds support Kintsugi’s “Share your Christmas meal with a refugee family” campaign.

About

Join us in celebrating a feat of refugee storytelling with this exciting new compilation of refugee autobiographies. What do these stories tell us about refuge in the modern era? What does it mean for Kenyans to be hosts to nearly 500,000 displaced people?

Panel discussion featuring:

• Prof. Peter Kagwanja, President & CEO, Africa Policy Institute

• Caroline Njuki, Chief Technical Advisor, ILO Kenya

• Foni Joyce, Refugee youth leader and education advocate

Musical performances by Kidum and Nick Kosovo.

Original poetry from Nadine Gakungu. 

This event is organized by Kintsugi and the Finance in Displacement (FIND) project of Tufts University and sponsored by FSD Africa and the International Rescue Committee (IRC).  

ACCESS Showcase featuring Djénéba & Fousco (Mali), Sahad & the Nataal (Senegal) and Kidum (Kenya), Nov. 16 2018 @ Alliance Française Gardens

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Date: November 16, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: from 7 pm
Free Entry

Music in Africa Conference for collaborations, exchange and showcases – ACCES – is an annual pan-African event for music industry players to exchange ideas, discover new talent and create business linkages. Nairobi is the 2018 city of choice.

The Alliance Française will be hosting an ACCESS Showcase featuring a Francophone line up.

Djénéba & Fousco, two of Mali’s finest voices, transform Mandingo timbres inspired by Mali’s griot tradition into melodious songs. Sahad & the Nataal Patchwork from Senegal harvest various musical influences into a kaleidoscope of afrojazz and funk beats. The Kenyan based Burundian musician, Kidum, who continues to hook fans with his infectious tunes.