Sun-Lands Media

01/04/2026

They gave us numbers,
not names…

One, two, three
you may survive.

Four…
you wait.

Wait for food that does not come,
for help that skips your door,
for a system that wrote you off
in ink.

And somewhere,
a paper says
everything is working.

A more effective model requires proximity. Not occasional field visits, but sustained presence. Not representation alone, but direct dialogue. Engagement must move from staged participation to embedded consultation. Decision-makers need to experience the context they are designing for. They need to sit in the heat, hear unfiltered voices, and observe constraints firsthand. Only then can interventions align with reality.

Refugees do not lack insight. They lack access to the spaces where decisions are made. Bridging this gap is not optional. It is foundational to any system that claims to serve.

14/11/2025

Many policies affecting refugees are made behind closed doors, leaving real experiences unheard impacting mental health, families, and hope torn.

Listen. Watch. Feel.
Experience the stories of resilience through powerful poems from Kakuma:
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/poem/2025/11/13/kakuma-poetry-weight-we-carry

Thank you, New Humanitarian , for believing in us, amplifying refugee voices, and giving space for stories to be told in our own way. At Sunlands Media, we are proud and honored to be part of this journey.

Watch, listen, and share these stories. The world needs to hear them.
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/poem/2025/11/13/kakuma-poetry-weight-we-carry

Danish Refugee Council United Nations UN-HABITAT FilmAid Kenya FilmAid UNHCR KENYA UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Oxfam Oxford Brookes University University of Oxford

Poet Peter Kidi explores the human cost of aid cuts, and the resilience of refugees living between hunger and hope.

12/08/2025

Happy International You DAY!

19/07/2025

Creativity is more than expression; it's action. merging tech and culture to drive inclusion, elevate under-represented voices, and foster empathy through digital storytelling. Over the year, we have explored cultures narratives to empower communities to share their truths.

Follow us to learn how art, culture, and design can become global tools for opportunity, identity, and transformation all through a culturally rooted perspective.

10/05/2025

There are countless reasons to choose me for your next project

A camera doesn't just capture images it channels intent. When emotions shape action, action dictates shot size, and shot size defines angle and perspective, storytelling becomes transformative. I believe every frame is a decision made to stir, to move, to change.

I work from the inside out starting with the emotion, which guides the action, which in turn informs the shot size, angle, and perspective. My framing is intentional and layered, blending empathy with visual strategy to create work that is both artful and impactful. Whether I’m producing a vibrant commercial or a human-centered documentary, I align technique with purpose to ensure every visual moment is meaningful.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗿𝘀, 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀? 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 https://linktr.ee/zylope?fbclid=IwY2xjawKMBk1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLZUIwQUpHYUVCR1lCdUdYAR7rOvqS6Nt3UzfvY7nA3p5E6JJdy62cEd1KLpwAZ5J_2fRnPnzeG8U2NQp4ww_aem_uc6Pm7LSvyPe7FXAzdzUGw 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.

09/05/2025

When words fall silent, the feathers speak of love, of pain, of who we are.

In Turkana culture:
• 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.
• 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
Over 68% of women in rural Turkana still wear feathers during cultural rites, affirming identity through tradition.

30/04/2025

“Have you really lived in Kakuma for the last 30 years?”
That’s a question We hear often usually followed by, “How do you survive the heat, the conditions, the reality?”

But Kakuma is more than what headlines show. It's a place full of untold stories of endurance, transformation, and hope.

As a photojournalistic media company, We document these moments through a lens of humanity and truth.
If you're curious about what life in a refugee camp is really like and what it means to rise in the face of adversity follow us and explore Kakuma.

17/04/2025

Culture is not worn it’s expressed.
Goat skin is not style it’s a statement.
To them, beads are not accessories they are archives.

And when the world sees only style, it fails to recognize the fire. The real runway is in reclaiming narrative, not merely walking it.

So, the question isn’t whether they are models, but whether we are truly watching.

Let’s shift the perspective. 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆. Share, support, and celebrate young refugee girls who are not just modeling attire, but embodying identity. Repost their stories. Amplify their voices. Because when culture is expressed, it deserves to be witnessed not just watched.

28/03/2025

𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵. 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦.

I remember my childhood wrapped in my mother’s 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲.. It wasn’t just clothing it was a symbol of identity, tradition, and survival. For my mother, it was a wallet, she would secure coins and notes on the edge of a kitenge, and a means of carrying me on her back. For many women in my community, in the early 2000s in Kakuma Refugee Camp, it was the only piece of fabric they could afford, yet it held the warmth of a thousand embraces.

Today, I see young refugee girls 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. They use it boldly in 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻. 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Every time they wear it, they carry generations of strength and beauty. This is more than modeling this is storytelling through 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄!

28/03/2025

In today’s world, alcohol is often seen as a social indulgence, disconnected from purpose and meaning. But did you know that African traditional brews were once the foundation of 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲?

Take Merti Ci Ori from the Didinga community a maize-based brew that wasn’t just consumed but served as a cultural instrument. It named newborns, sealed peace agreements, united communities in celebrations, and facilitated spiritual purification.

In ASAL areas settings, the prevalence of 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟳% 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝟲%, 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝟲𝟲% 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀. In community settings, it is lower, ranging from 𝟰% 𝘁𝗼 𝟳%, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟰% 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟵% 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 .

Modernization has erased much of this history, replacing deep-rooted traditions with mass-produced alcohol that lacks the essence of communal value. Should we revisit and preserve these meaningful traditions?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲?

22/03/2025

We witness a reflection of humanity's larger struggle in the repercussions of Kakuma's water crisis: plenty exists, but distribution fails, exposing not a lack of resources but a lack of will. The fact that suffering increases as systems recede is highlighted by USAID's withdrawal, which makes us question if development is determined by what we provide or by what we withhold.

Water scarcity in Kakuma is not just a crisis it’s 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. The time for temporary solutions is over. CBOs, RLOs, NGOs, and partners, let’s unite to implement sustainable, community-driven water solutions.

Share your ideas, and advocate for lasting change.

💬 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
🤝 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁
📢 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁

Let’s make water access a reality, not just a hope.



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