Raising peaceful minds in turbulent times

From Isiolo to Nairobi, Kenyan parents are quietly teaching the art of calm, compassion and courage - one bedtime story, one difficult question, and one answered fear at a time. [Jayne Rose Gacheri, Standard]

The sun had barely risen above the dry hills of Isiolo when a group of children gathered at the start line of the Peace Ultra Marathon Isiolo (PUMI). The children were not running, but cheering the marathoners running for peace.

With hand-drawn peace signs, chants of amani, and hopeful eyes, one of them, 15-year-old Kevin Waqo, held up a drawing: a house, a heart, and two hands holding a dove.