AO: This essay organizes materials to read together in preparation for collaborating on the "deutero" chapter which asks: "DEUTERO: Who in this setting or domain is thinking and worrying about the kinds of qualitative data infrastructure, work and capacity called for currently and in the future?". Exploring the concept of "deutero-learning," will prepare us to better articulate collectively the kind of "deutero" capacity we believe is needed in the Nairobi research space.