Kategorie-Archive: Many Stories – Stories from East Africa
Kiswahili: Simba – lion – Löwe – lion
English: All the kids growing up watching Disney movies will already know their first Swahili word. „Simba“, who is the baby-lion character of the movie „The lion king“ is the Swahili word for lion. Sometimes it is as simple as
Kiswahili: Simba – lion – Löwe – lion
English: All the kids growing up watching Disney movies will already know their first Swahili word. „Simba“, who is the baby-lion character of the movie „The lion king“ is the Swahili word for lion. Sometimes it is as simple as
Which role does religion play in your life? (Ethiopia)
Yeabsera Kebede, 26, Trainee teacher at Goethe-Institut in Addis Ababa English: For me religion is a roadmap to a person lost in a foreign territory, on which all routes and their end destination are clearly marked. Besides this map also
Which role does religion play in your life? (Ethiopia)
Yeabsera Kebede, 26, Trainee teacher at Goethe-Institut in Addis Ababa English: For me religion is a roadmap to a person lost in a foreign territory, on which all routes and their end destination are clearly marked. Besides this map also
Which role does religion play in your life? (Tanzania)
Vicky, Caterer English: Religion is a system through which humans communicate with God. It plays an important role in my life. It keeps me from doing evil. I go to church every Sunday and I love praying. My family doesn’t
Which role does religion play in your life? (Tanzania)
Vicky, Caterer English: Religion is a system through which humans communicate with God. It plays an important role in my life. It keeps me from doing evil. I go to church every Sunday and I love praying. My family doesn’t
Which role does religion play in your life? (Kenya)
Beffrey Cheronoh Melly (23), volunteer with the G-United Kenya while winding up her law school English: It has made me a different person with regards to my morals and behavior. German: Es machte mich zu einer anderen Person was meine
Which role does religion play in your life? (Kenya)
Beffrey Cheronoh Melly (23), volunteer with the G-United Kenya while winding up her law school English: It has made me a different person with regards to my morals and behavior. German: Es machte mich zu einer anderen Person was meine
When was the last time you felt proud? (Ethiopia)
Yonatan Girma, librarian and webmaster at the Goethe-Institute in Addis Ababa English: I felt very proud when I was watching the live broadcast of last Saturday’s demonstration at Meskel Square in Addis Abeba. The fact that so many people went
When was the last time you felt proud? (Ethiopia)
Yonatan Girma, librarian and webmaster at the Goethe-Institute in Addis Ababa English: I felt very proud when I was watching the live broadcast of last Saturday’s demonstration at Meskel Square in Addis Abeba. The fact that so many people went
Amharic: Gursha
English: A gursha is a very respectful and affectionate custom among friends or family members in Ethiopia that is performed during a meal. When eating injera, a person uses his or her right hand to strip off a piece, wraps
Amharic: Gursha
English: A gursha is a very respectful and affectionate custom among friends or family members in Ethiopia that is performed during a meal. When eating injera, a person uses his or her right hand to strip off a piece, wraps
What is your favourite place and why? (Rwanda)
Wandulu Timothy, 27 years, artist English: The Middle of the blue Ocean mostly but any big water body where I can only see blue water around me and the open blue sky. This environment gives me a calm feeling and
What is your favourite place and why? (Rwanda)
Wandulu Timothy, 27 years, artist English: The Middle of the blue Ocean mostly but any big water body where I can only see blue water around me and the open blue sky. This environment gives me a calm feeling and
What is your favourite place and why? (Kenya)
Kennedy Maina, Taxi Driver in Nairobi English: My favorite place is in the countryside. I prefer to be there because of the nice air, the green and also I like to do activities like farming. Right now I need to
What is your favourite place and why? (Kenya)
Kennedy Maina, Taxi Driver in Nairobi English: My favorite place is in the countryside. I prefer to be there because of the nice air, the green and also I like to do activities like farming. Right now I need to
What is your favourite place and why? (Uganda)
Vincent Ogal, Volunteer at UNATCOM, Kampala English: My two favourite places are in Italy; Venice and the Po Delta Regional which is 90 km south of Venice. I went there for the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Youth Forum in 2017
What is your favourite place and why? (Uganda)
Vincent Ogal, Volunteer at UNATCOM, Kampala English: My two favourite places are in Italy; Venice and the Po Delta Regional which is 90 km south of Venice. I went there for the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Youth Forum in 2017
What is your favourite place and why? (Rwanda)
Karangwa Natacha, 20, poet and finance student English: My home is my favorite place. Because, I’m surrounded by love, I mean with people I love and who love me back, those people God created specifically for me. People who share
What is your favourite place and why? (Rwanda)
Karangwa Natacha, 20, poet and finance student English: My home is my favorite place. Because, I’m surrounded by love, I mean with people I love and who love me back, those people God created specifically for me. People who share
Kiswahili: Tatu – three – drei – trois
English: In Nairobi you get around the city using privately owned minibuses called „Matatu“. Directly translated from Kiswahili „Matatu“ means „for three“. The name derives from the price a ride in the Matatu used to cost in the 1960s. German:
Kiswahili: Tatu – three – drei – trois
English: In Nairobi you get around the city using privately owned minibuses called „Matatu“. Directly translated from Kiswahili „Matatu“ means „for three“. The name derives from the price a ride in the Matatu used to cost in the 1960s. German:
When was the last time you felt proud? (Tanzania)
Msafiri Raphael Paschal, 27, Designer in Dar es Salaam English: It was when I succeeded to co-operate with 5 swisses in making and selling kitenge backpacks in a business called „made of kitenge“. I felt really proud of this union,
When was the last time you felt proud? (Tanzania)
Msafiri Raphael Paschal, 27, Designer in Dar es Salaam English: It was when I succeeded to co-operate with 5 swisses in making and selling kitenge backpacks in a business called „made of kitenge“. I felt really proud of this union,
When was the last time you felt proud? (Rwanda)
Karmyne, 13, student English: It was when I said NO for the first time. In fact, that happened when I went to a school in Rwanda which is called „Ecole Francophone Antoine de Saint Exupéry (EFASE)“. I liked that school
When was the last time you felt proud? (Rwanda)
Karmyne, 13, student English: It was when I said NO for the first time. In fact, that happened when I went to a school in Rwanda which is called „Ecole Francophone Antoine de Saint Exupéry (EFASE)“. I liked that school
Kiswahili: Safari – journey – Reise – voyage
English: The word „safar“ is originally an Arabic verb, meaning „to make a journey“. Safari is the Swahili synonym for the Arabic version and historically refers to long jouneys people had to take to trade and migrate. German: Das Wort
Kiswahili: Safari – journey – Reise – voyage
English: The word „safar“ is originally an Arabic verb, meaning „to make a journey“. Safari is the Swahili synonym for the Arabic version and historically refers to long jouneys people had to take to trade and migrate. German: Das Wort
What is your favourite food? (Uganda)
Isaac Kakande, German teacher at Mengo Senior School, Uganda English: My favourite food? This is difficult to say, for sure I don’t like matooke. When I was a child, my aunt gave me matooke when my uniform was dirty. For
What is your favourite food? (Uganda)
Isaac Kakande, German teacher at Mengo Senior School, Uganda English: My favourite food? This is difficult to say, for sure I don’t like matooke. When I was a child, my aunt gave me matooke when my uniform was dirty. For
What is your favourite food? (Kenya)
Ryan Nyamu, 24, Chairman of the Kenya UNESCO Youth Forum English: My favorite food is chapati with vegetable rice, thick chicken stew and some vegetables to green the food. When I cook myself nobody leaves the table, believe me one
What is your favourite food? (Kenya)
Ryan Nyamu, 24, Chairman of the Kenya UNESCO Youth Forum English: My favorite food is chapati with vegetable rice, thick chicken stew and some vegetables to green the food. When I cook myself nobody leaves the table, believe me one