The FCAEA 2018 Documentary Screening Series kicked off yesterday with the Oscar-nominated Kenyan short film Watu Wote – All of Us. More than 350 people packed in for the powerful short film, followed by a documentary on the making of Watu Wote and a Q&A with key cast and crew. Watu Wote dramatises the attack by suspected Al-Shabaab militants on 21st December 2015 in Mandera, Kenya in which Muslims passengers… View Post
Thanks to everyone who has so generously given for our 2017 Christmas Raffle! Asilia Camps: 2 nights for 2 at Encounter Mara camp http://www.asiliaafrica.com/east-africa-safari/kenya/greater-masai-mara/encounter-mara/ Safarilink: 1 flight to Lamu https://www.flysafarilink.com El Karama Lodge Laikipia: 2 nights full board for a couple [park fees, drinks, vehicle not included] http://elkaramalodge.com Discover Watamu voucher worth 20000 shillings http://www.discoverwatamu.com/index.html Hob House, Kitisuru, Nairobi: 1 x night stay at the Hob House http://hobhouse.co Saffron: 3 vouchers http://www.saffrondayspaandsalon.com Wasp & Sprout:… View Post
On 4th October, the FCAEA – in conjunction with UN Environment and the Alchemist – hosted a screening and panel on climate change as a driver of conflict. The very well-attended discussion, which featured Erik Solheim, the global head of UN Environment, and Rashid Abdi, Horn of Africa Project Director at the International Crisis Group, followed a screening of Laura Heaton and Nichole Sobecki’s short documentary “A Climate for Conflict”.… View Post