Athan Makansi – KF8 – Apia, Samoa Jump on the Samoan time machine and watch as a few neighbors help prepare a delicious meal of taro, breadfruit, coconut cream, potatoes, chicken and tuna … more →
Kiva Stories from the FieldAthan Makansi wrote 2 weeks ago: Athan Makansi – KF8 – Apia, Samoa Jump on the Samoan time machine and watch as a few nei … more →
eviatar wrote 8 months ago: For those of you who know me as Eviatar (or do not know me at all), I am now Galumalemana, or Gali f … more →
nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: There are parallel and sometimes conflicting legal systems in Samoa: the state system and the local … more →
nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: It seems to be a requisite duty of a Fellow to provide the “You know you’re in…whe … more →
nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: In the right place at the right time, I had the great fortune to meet the Deputy Prime Minister of S … more →
nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: Many Westerners come to Samoa and quickly make one of two judgments: all Samoans are poor OR no Samo … more →
nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: I heard the claims before I arrived: “Samoans are exceptionally friendly.” It sounded simple enough; … more →
nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: Greetings, friends and strangers. I’ll be spending the next 3 months in Samoa providing you wi … more →
Shane wrote 1 year ago: Every year, SPBD holds an event to celebrate its clients. An award ceremony is usually held to recog … more →
Shane wrote 1 year ago: After tossing out some statistics on the poverty situation in Samoa in my first entry, I think I’m r … more →
Shane wrote 1 year ago: Talofa! I can hardly believe that I am writing this from Samoa, the “Treasured Islands of the South … more →