Paukwa? Pakawa!
Paukwa is a place dedicated to positive stories about Kenya. Our story house is named for the Swahili word that is an invitation to a story – Paukwa. It’s an age- old term, well known across East Africa. Paukwa invites one to remember the joy of stories from their childhood days and to get lost in new, familiar or unknown ideas about the daily things that surround us.
Each day ordinary Kenyans are pushing our nation forward. As volunteers, as SME owners, as creatives, teachers, farmers, counsellors, techwizards and more. There is a bigger story as they build our nation each day through their tenacity, hard work, positive attitude, search for excellence, and sheer hustle.
Through their efforts we all grow.
At Paukwa, we shine a spotlight on the everyday builders of our nation and the history we almost forgot.
This digital storybank celebrates memory, culture, modernity, but most of all, the positive. Dive in and discover a story of Kenya you didn’t know you never knew!
The History of Faith in Kenya
Dotted around our country are buildings that speak volumes. They speak to the connection we have as Kenyans with our faith. Going back centuries, man has found sanctuary, peace and conviction in houses of worship that provide comfort and serenity. Welcome to our narrative journey around our country exploring various places of worship on #KeHistoryofFaith [uncode_index el_id="index-583254" loop="size:20|order_by:date|post_type:page|by_id:11048,10982,11002,11073,10943,11069,11038,11030,11024,10961,11043,11084,11013|taxonomy_count:10" screen_lg="1000" screen_md="600" screen_sm="480" gutter_size="3" single_width="3" images_size="one-one" single_shape="round" radius="xl" single_overlay_opacity="50" single_overlay_anim="no"
Paukwa? Pakawa!
Paukwa is a place dedicated to positive stories about Kenya. Our story house is named for the Swahili word that is an invitation to a story – Paukwa. It’s an age- old term, well known across East Africa. Paukwa invites one to remember the joy of stories from their childhood days and to get lost in new, familiar or unknown ideas about the daily things that surround us.
Each day ordinary Kenyans are pushing our nation forward. As volunteers, as SME owners, as creatives, teachers, farmers, counsellors, techwizards and more. There is a bigger story as they build our nation each day through their tenacity, hard work, positive attitude, search for excellence, and sheer hustle.
Through their efforts we all grow.
At Paukwa, we shine a spotlight on the everyday builders of our nation and the history we almost forgot.
This digital storybank celebrates memory, culture, modernity, but most of all, the positive. Dive in and discover a story of Kenya you didn’t know you never knew!
#KeExcellence
Kenyans - we are a people of ingenuity, tenacity, hard work, serious compassion, great humor, academic and sporting prowess. We kinda know it, but we often take for granted just how special we are. It may be our natural tendency to be modest about our successes - we prefer to say we are just surviving even when we’ve just closed the deal of a decade or when we're
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Taekwondo in Kenya
What’s the first thought that comes to mind when you think of Taekwondo? Jackie Chan? Jet Li? Or perhaps it’s the warning that comes with the movies you’ve seen this sport in – ‘Don’t try this at home.’ Short, set sequences of attack with jump kicks, spinning techniques and punches are the basics of taekwondo. We must warn you though, if you’d like to venture into this sport, you will...
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ON GRATITUDE
Allow us to take a moment of reflection. We are grateful for the journey of time, for the learnings we have experienced about our country as we have spent time in archives, in interviews, on bumpy roads crisscrossing the nation, in online rabbit holes in our quest to build stories of Kenya. We are incredibly grateful for the community of readers we have and all the feedback, thumbs up, questions and exclamations that you have shared. We have enjoyed spending time in new spaces bringing our story collections alive in forums, on panels, in festivals and in virtual settings. Through each of these endeavours we are continually sharpened by others, we have found our tribe of individuals and collectives as curious as we are about our history, and we are comforted and emboldened by the reminders that we are not alone on our quest and indeed – this work of narrative shaping, of history building, of spotlight shining is important. With reflection comes gratitude, introspection, and hope and so we thank you for being part of our Paukwa journey.
TEAM PAUKWA
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THE BEAUTY OF KENYA
Our flag, coat of arms, and national anthem are the symbols of our national unity. Within these symbols lies the story of our nation’s founding, our shared values, and our hope for the future. #KeSymbols takes a closer look at the creative process behind the creation of these unifiers. Have you ever noticed that the Maasai shield features across the board in either visual or lyrical form? There is diversity in every facet of our beautiful nation, from the population’s rich cultural heritage to the vast landscape covered in unique physical features. Not to mention the treasure trove that is our history! #KeSafari is a story journey into these distinctive aspects that make up Kenya, starting off in County 001 and concluding in County 047. Take a journey across Kenya with us via stories or on our Podcast Series.
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