The Village: A Collective People Who Care with Kile Adumene

In US culture, the values of individualism, mobility, and leaving home are prized; yet, this can also lead to social isolation and a lack of connection to communities that care for each other. How do we recreate the village? This conversation with Kile Adumene, who experienced a village culture growing up in Nigeria and then lived in the US for 24 years, explores how we can grow that sense of care and belonging. We learn about her community work creating space for people to connect as part of a village, within a city.

Resources and links:  

Kinship: A Hub to Amplify the Power of Community: This is Beth Tener’s current initiative. These Ways of Kinship videos highlight some of the themes of this podcast conversation.

Kile Adumene works with Manchester Community Action Coalition (MCAC.) Here is their website

This article features a tutoring project that MCAC developed: Grassroots Tutoring Initiative Serves Black, Immigrant Students.

The Loneliness Pandemic: The psychology and social costs of isolation in modern life - Article by Jacob Sweet, including quotes about loneliness mentioned in the podcast from Jeremy Nobel.

From Rugged Individualism to Self-Organized Connected Communities - this blog by Beth Tener encourages a shift from focusing on projects and individual leaders to focusing on building the capacity of a community to self-organize and find their own solutions.

Transcript available at: Kinship web site

Audio editing by: Podcasting for Creatives