Saturday, September 19, 2009
Schweini's Baby
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We are pleased to report that our newest addition to the Kasekela community, now five months old, is doing well. 

Schweini, an 18 year-old female and daughter to Sparrow, gave birth to a girl on October 16th, 2008. We were lucky to know the time of birth within hours! Schweini was seen without the baby the evening of October 15th and then with the newborn infant at 11:00 the next morning. In the days following the delivery, Schweini stayed on the periphery of the group and held her infant close, but there was still a little hostility towards her from the members of the Kasekela community. 

The infant has been named "Safi," which in Swahili means clean or fresh, but is also a slang word for "cool!". This is Schweini's first surviving infant; she had an infant that survived for only a month in 2007.

Photo: Schweini and baby Safi, by Carson Murray

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