by Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué While reading this monograph, one could not help but be taken back to relive experiences as a young woman living in different communities across South Africa. From the outset, the author stirs up memories of adolescent questions and confusions around whether one had free will, through which one made decisions and…
Author: Monique Kwachou
When the Light is Fire: Maasai Schoolgirls in Contemporary Kenya by Heather D. Switzer.
by Monique Kwachou As per the old English adage, “Do not look a gift horse in the mouth,”, we have been made to believe that questioning the value of something “intended for good” is wrong. Yet, a plethora of critiques of development theories and initiatives in the Global South suggest that, if not properly vetted,…