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Kahawa
Former midwestern US resident, now running an NGO in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region of TanzaniaKahawa
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November 18th 2009
I decided to write about my friend Veronica today. She always greets me with a smile and a wave. She is one of the beggars Moshi, but it does not matter if you have money for her or not, she is always smiling. Both her and her husband have been begging for many years. There is no doubt that neither of them could earn a living without begging. Her husband is nearly blind and in bad health. Both of them are lepers. Like many of the beggars in Moshi, they are from the Lake Zone, the western part of the country near Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika. What is amazing is that they are putting their children through private school, this is not as exclusive as it may seem - (I will write on day about ... read more
November 4th 2009
In the center of Moshi, there are many volunteers and tourists so seeing them on the street is very common. However, when you go into the residential areas, there is sometimes great excitement from the children on seeing a "mzungu" (white foreigner). Most will automatically assume that you are a teacher and many "wazungu" - the plural form of mzungu, are called mwalimu (teacher). Many of the children have had experience with volunteer teachers in Moshi urban, but that quickly drops off when you enter into Moshi rural and once you get outside of Moshi district in the Kilimanjaro region, their exposure to volunteers just about vanishes. Here is a picture of children who came running out to see a mzungu. The picture was taken in Njoro, a residential neighborhood in Moshi urban. You can see ... read more
October 22nd 2009
Habari Rafiki? Today I will start publishing photos that I have taken from various spots in Tanzania. I will start off with a picture I took while on safari near Lake Eyasi, on a visit to the Hadzabe tribe. I had heard contrasting opinions about visiting the Hadzabe, whether it was in their best interest or not to have outside influences enter into their lives. After visiting, I am not opposed to visits. They are a very friendly people and quite fond of their lifestyle. What is threatening them is loss of habitat for the animals that they depend on for food. Also, since they shun the outside world, they have little/ no political influence over what happens nearby. There is an NGO that collects fees for visits and uses the fees for the best interests ... read more
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