Description: For more information visit:http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/165/the-a ngel-african-queen-fidelis-wainaina/ On the 5th of March 2008, an absolute angel amongst men by the name of Fidelis Wainaina died. Aside from being a simply amazing human being (as you will hear in the podcast) what was absolutely amazing about her body of work is that starting with absolutely nothing she helped the constituents of Maseno turn their community from a poor, AIDS ravaged community into a self-sufficient banana exporting constituency that is now on its way to self-created wealth. Now, sad to say, in this day and age, an event such as her death passed without much mention from the media. However, since I am blessed to have a blog and a means to communicate with Africa and the world, I thought I would do my part to ensure that souls such as hers are never ever forgotten and are in fact celebrated. I also hope that this podcast will help spur on all the people doing good work in Africa and inspire those not in the game of service to dive in. Some Quick Notes About the Podcast 1) I understand that some people do not quite agree with the view presented in this interview of why the violence in Kenya broke out - i.e. that a lot of it was a direct attack against Kikuyus as either perceived revenge or to displace them. That?s fine. It?s not the main point of the interview anyway, and we were not physically in Kenya during the violence so we could definitely be wrong. 2) Any notes on how to improve my interview technique or any questions that weren?t fully answered, leave a comment or contact me and let me know. 3) Fidelis? organization is known as Maseno Interchristian Child Self Help Group (MICH) 4) The exchange rate we were discussing was the US Dollar vs the Kenya shilling. To check out exchange rates, visit the Yahoo currency converter. 5) The Luo name for her was Nyar Okuyu. The file is 45 minutes long so feel free to Download it and carry it on your ipod (Download it by right clicking on the ?Download? link below the player, selecting ?Save File As?/ ?Save Target As? and letting the goodness flow from the web to your computer :) ) For more information visit:http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/165/the-a ngel-african-queen-fidelis-wainaina/