Turkana

Turkana, shown here in red, is a region in the northwest of Kenya, to the west of Lake Turkana. It is a land of dusty, arid plains and mountains where the Turkana people’s semi-nomadic lifestyle centers on livestock and prayers for rain. As the pressures of modernity increase, individual Turkana must decide whether to maintain their traditions or choose education and change.

Locations central to the Journalism Without Walls reporting: The Turkana Basin institute (TBI); Kerio; Lodwar, the nearest provincial town; and Eliye Springs, a fishing village. Also shown are the locations of TBI’s Ileret campus, now under construction, and Ethiopia’s Omo River.