SANARA stories
Seven accounts of craft, refusal, work and becoming.
Selected story · Nakuru
What happens when one refuses to wait for permission?
She was doing the dishes when it started. Just a teenager in Nakuru, a radio crackling with music, and two hands that refused to stop moving.
Read DJ BigStar’s story02 · SANARA
It is a phrase that, when you hear Damackline tell her story, keeps arriving uninvited - because her whole journey is precisely that: A series of private meetings she called herself to when no one else believed the agenda was worth attending.
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"I started with makeup as a hobby," Suzanne reflects, thinking back to those early days.
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Speaking animatedly, in a black-and-white poncho that is the product of her own hand, Leah shares the mantra she now lives by: "Invest in yourself - you are worth it."
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"I want to grow," he explains, "Not just for my business, but also to create employment for others here, and to see my designs on platforms far larger than Kakuma."
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"Aoci is a refugee artist, originally from Congo DRC, who has called Kakuma home for almost 13 years now. Aoci is also a youth advocate, who also uses music as a tool to advocate for the refugee and marginalised communities."
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Later, away from the applause, the story behind that voice unfolds.
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