Girl … Let Your Light Shine Bright
By Cyndie Demming March 8, 2012 Carol Bellamy’s wise words still resonate with many of us, “The economic benefits of investing in children have been extensively documented. Investing fully in children today will ensure the well-being and productivity of future generations for decades to come. What is needed now are increased efforts to promote youth [...]
Life on the water
Oddly enough, I visited not one, but two villages on stilts in 2011, one in Benin and one in Ghana. My experiences were vastly different and both affected me deeply. My first visit to a village on stilts was in Benin. I imagine that each person to visit Ganvié comes away with different impressions, however, [...]
Corinne Bailey Rae wins Grammy for “Is it Love”
One of our favourite artiste, Corinne Bailey Rae came away from the 2012 Grammy’s with a Best Performance Grammy in the R & B segment for her rendition of “Is it Love” We here at Kittivisian Life congratulates her and wish her all good things at The Brits later this month. Photo: Corinne Bailey Rae.net
Promoting Assertiveness in Children
LIFELINES “LifeLines is a monthly column dedicated to addressing issues of mental, behavioural, and social health. The column appears on the 1st weekend of the month, and is written by professionals in the field of social work, mental health, and community medicine”. By Michele de la Coudray-Blake Assertiveness, which describes a firm, non-threatening and non-abusive [...]
Benin – Rue des Esclaves
I wrote a little about Benin in a previous post when we encountered a particularly kind soul on the road. Here are some of the other adventures we had in Benin. We visited Ouidah, a small town in Benin and the center of the Voudoun religion. We encountered the sacred forest and held snakes around [...]
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