Dawn in a Turkana village

Today we start early. At 6am we drive to a nearby village to see how the day begins in a traditional Turkana community. We are warmly welcomed by the locals and get to know a few families. Some people are still sleeping, a few on a blanket outside their hut, where it is cooler. A man begins to prepare his fishing nets.

A woman breastfeeds her baby. To our surprise, she also breastfeeds a lamb. We later learn that the lamb's mother had died, and the woman was taking care of it as an act of love. For the Turkana, goats and sheep are a source of life, and they respect and care for them as if they were their own children.

A young girl fries mandasi, a traditional fried bread, inside her hut over a wood fire. She prepares a full bucket and, when it is ready, the community slowly and quietly sits down outside her hut. They queue in a disciplined manner, children first and adults last. A woman then hands a mandasi to each person, and breakfast begins. It is an emotional moment, with the whole community coming together to share their food. The community values are incredibly strong in Turkana: they have little food and they share it. It is something we should all learn from.