Ogiek Photo and Video Gallery


Ogiek Elder in the forest

 

Ogiek Clan Chair Lady


Simon Nadungwenkop Beehive 


Simon with AfroCROWD Wikipedia User Group trip to Narok during Wikimania Conference in Nairobi, Kenya 2025



Simon with AfroCROWD Wikipedia User Group trip to Narok during Wikimania Conference in Nairobi, Kenya 2025




Great Rift Valley AfroCROWD on the way to Narok 


Wikimania Conference 
Nairobi. Kenya 2025

AfroCROWD with CEO Wikimedia Foundation 


AfroCROWD
with Founder of Wikimedia Foundation Jimmy Wales


Simon Parkesui with Director of AfroCROWD


Link Below Simon visits beekeepers in Harlem and Randall Island in New York City in 2015.

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