Author: Chicamod Team
Kite School Kenya
Kiteboarding is one of those sports that leave you thinking about how cool it would be to participate, but for whatever reason you never quite follow through on. Well, if you’re in Kenya or when you’re in the country, stop by Kite School Kenya and finally learn how to fly in the wind, on a surfboard. … read more
Explore The Southwestern Highlands Of Uganda
Uganda, The Pearl of Africa, is a beautiful country. It may be landlocked by neighboring Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, DRC and South Sudan and therefore devoid of a scenic coast and white sandy beaches, but what Uganda does offer in its greenery, its lakes and mountains and its highlands, is absolutely priceless and precious. “The kingdom … read more
The Long Miles Coffee Project
Sometimes it may feel like the small farmer is always losing in the modern market, where multinational corporations dominate and profit trumps all. But once in awhile, we find people working actively to make a positive change in the way goods are exchanged. People who care if farmers have enough money to buy food, provide … read more
Advocating For The Consumption Of Orange Maize
In most African countries maize or maize-based products are part of the staple diet. The maize that’s mostly eaten in Africa is of the white variety. However, a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition advocates for the consumption of orange maize that is conventionally bred. The variety is also known as Vitamin A maize because … read more
Tiossan Is Senegal’s Only Luxury Skincare Product
It isn’t enough these days to sell a product that merely does its job. Now our products have to be eco-friendly, vegan-friendly, free of allergens, purified, organic, biodegradable, sourced from extra natural springs or free of chemicals. For this, most of it, we are grateful. We care about our well being more than ever and … read more
Madeleine Nyiratuza Saving Rwanda’s Chimpanzees
Madeleine Nyiratuza is no ordinary woman. She has been tasked with one of the hardest roles in Rwanda. Nyiratuza is saving the few chimpanzees left in this world by conserving the Gishwati forest in her home country. As the program coordinator for the Gishwati Conservation Project, Madeleine Nyiratuza’s biggest task is barring the subsistence farmers who border the Chimpanzee Conservation from entry … read more
Travel For Art In Tanzania
Art in Tanzania offers travel packages for those who want to combine altruism with tourism. Participants have a choice of a two, three, four, or ten-week packages, which combine volunteering with sightseeing at some of Tanzania’s biggest attractions. There is a volunteer assignment with Art in Tanzania to match every volunteer’s interest. Volunteers can choose … read more
Author Gloria D. Gonsalves In Her Own Words
Last month, in early September, we wrote a feature on author and poet Gloria D. Gonsalves, founder of World Children’s Poetry Day (WoChiPoDa) and the initiative “Africa Is Not What You Know”. Gloria wrote to Chicamod with her own personal narrative on who she is, where she’s from and where she’s going. This is Gloria D. Gonsalves in her own … read more
CHiCHiA Is Where East Africa Meets London
Remember Lupita Nyong’o’s Nairobi Blue that she wore during the Golden Globes Awards? The one that got everyone talking? It turns out that the dress isn’t the only spectacular element of East Africa on the world’s fashion map. London based fashion label CHiCHiA is putting the region on the map with their East African influenced designs. CHiCHiA is like a breath … read more
How To Sail To Africa
Have you ever considered boarding a ship to Africa? Conventional plans for an African adventure would ordinarily include air travel. Regardless of whether one is flying intercontinental or intracontinental rarely do tourists consider the high seas. Traveling long distances on water is not for everyone. It might be too tedious for some or too adventurous … read more
Eat Off The Perennial Plate
The Perennial Plate offers a rare glimpse into the lives of farmers around the world, showing their regard for the plants that sustain them, their communities, and the earth. But these weekly video episodes are more than clips about sustainable farming. We learn valuable lessons from these farmers as they share the ideas that carry … read more
Have You Heard About Morocco
We believe in frankness. Here is a bit of truth. The Northern part of Africa is not the Southern part of Africa, or the Western, or the Eastern. The upper part of Africa is sort of its own Africa. When it comes to the economic climate in the whole of the continent then the Northern … read more
Kenya Tour And Safari Companies
The excitement of going on a safari often causes people to forget the nitty-gritty of having to pick a tour company or agency. To narrow down your options we have for you 5 tour and safari companies based in Nairobi. 1. POLLMAN’S TOURS AND SAFARIS Founded in the 1950s Pollman’s Tours and Safaris is one … read more
Where To Shop For African Products
Every now and then you want to get something unique for that special person, even if that special person is you. If it’s something uniquely African that you’re looking for then our list of shops will be a good read. The best part? No travel necessary. 1. SOKO SHOP Online Soko Shop is the brainchild … read more
Discover New Reasons To Visit Uganda
It would probably be a fair assessment to say that most people who plan to travel to East Africa plan to visit Kenya or Tanzania because they plan to go on safari, and those who plan to visit Uganda primarily go for the mountain gorillas. A Ugandan TV show hopes to give everyone new reasons … read more
Hit The Waves In Senegal At Malika Surf Camp
Ever gone on a surfing holiday? Do you know how to surf? Geographically, Senegal is the perfect location for surfing because the country lies at the edge of the Indian Ocean and gets sea waves from the North, the Northwest and the South. The best time for the experienced surfer to visit the country is from December … read more
See A Different Africa With ‘I See A Different You’
Our current young generation of Africans are eager to change the way the world views their continent. With the flux of websites and channels solely dedicated to Africa, films, documentaries and even music, Africa is being presented in all its raw glory. I See A Diffferent You is a photo blog by a trio collective … read more
The Lazy Makoti Is Feeding Modern Women
History did a good job of ensuring that the girl child knew that cooking would be an important part of womanhood. After all, she would need to feed her family. Marriage was inevitable and what other way to win a man’s heart than through his stomach. The modern 21st century girl is spoilt for choice … read more
This Is How You Safari Sophisticatedly
Miranda from Melbourne seems to do everything. She’s a model, a fashion blogger, a stylist, a creative consultant, a photographer and she’s doing it all in fun, keeping it fresh and ferociously fabulous. Going simply by Miranda, Botswana born and bred Seakanyo Miranda Seakgosing is the owner of SAKHINO Image & Style Consulting initially set … read more
Flydubai Launches New Tanzania Flights
Tanzania’s Aviation and Tourism Industries will get a boost with three new flight routes from FlyDubai. Launched just this week, the new routes will be to Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. FlyDubai has now increased its network in Africa to 12 destinations. The destinations include Bujumbura in Burundi, Entebbe in Uganda and … read more