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Life Onboard |
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April 17, 2007
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| March 25, 2007 |
In Pictures – Photo Tour II of Life Onboard |
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Prior to arriving in Kenya, Chiaki Hayakawa embarked in Colombo, Sri Lanka to give presentations onboard about the work she does in the Kibera slum near the city of Nairobi and her projects to build schools and homes for street children. After extensive international travel, Chiaki Hayakawa settled in Kenya in 1990. There she has worked as a travel planner for visiting film crews, a freelance writer and conducts nature experience tours in the Masai community. Photo: Chiaki Hayakawa |
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Ms Hayakawa transformed the atmosphere onboard giving it an African feel with her energy and enthusiasm. She showed many photographic slide shows of the community in which she works to give participants an idea of the conditions the people of Kibera slums. She retold personal stories of the children she works with, giving them a voice in more ways than one; she worked with the children to produce music CDs in efforts to raise funds and to share their talents. Many participants were inspired by her strength and commitment to improving the quality of life in the Kibera slum area. Photo: Chiaki Hayakawa |
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Sengenya Stars is a musical team that works closely with Chiaki Hayakawa. The group is led by Mwatera, affectionately called ‘baba’ meaning ‘father’ in Swahili. Other members are Masaya Oonishi from Japan who has been living in Kenya studying African drums with Mwatera, and two dancers Mbui and Mashaka. Onboard the Sengenya Stars gave Swahili, music and dance workshops as well as performing two live concerts. |
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Naokuni Kato is a naturalist. Born and raised in Japan, he lived in Africa from 1994 to 2004 where he studied at the Tanzania Mweka College of African Wildlife Management then worked as a guide in Kenyan safaris. Onboard the 56th Global Voyage, Mr. Kato gave numerous lectures on wildlife and animal behavior and cloud formations. He also held quiz events, as well as showed the documentary ‘Elephantism’ that he worked on with Ryuichi Sakamoto, a well-known Japanese musician. He held stargazing sessions, pointing out constellations in the sky. From where Peace Boat was situated, the Southern Cross could be seen. |
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To educate about the past, present, and future of the conflict in Sri Lanka, documentaries and lectures were offered to participants on the 56th Global Voyage by Dr. Mario Gomez, who also facilitated the South East Asia International Students workshops. Dr. Gomez is a specialist in human rights and law and has been a lecturer at the University of Colombo as well as other educational facilities in Sri Lanka and abroad. “I didn’t know so much about the conflict in Sri Lanka,” said one university student, “because it’s not fully covered in the Japanese media. I now feel I have a better understanding of the complex issues facing this nation.” |
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