Kenoroba - Kareens Village
5/22/01 - 5/22/01
Kareen lives in Kenoroba which is located about 3 hours drive outside Korhogo. She told me there were almost 5000 people living in that village but I saw only a very small part of that. The village must extend further out in all directions than I saw. It is quite and there is bus transport too and from there daily. There are both mud huts and cement houses. Some have electricity and other don't. There is even a couple streets with street lights. It's a pretty nice place and her accommodations there are luxurious by Peace Corps standards. I had a great time in her village and feel a lot better knowing where it is she's working. I know she will be able to help out the people there a great deal. She is supposed to be doing Health Care and education but the nurse and the midwife seem to have their own scams going so we shall see how much headway she makes in that department. She is spending her time now getting to know the villagers and working with the artist's coops to get their work out to more people. They have wood carvers, weavers, potters, blacksmiths, and musicians in the village but most must farm to feed their family and only work on their art part time. If you get to Cote d'Ivoire I would recommend going there.