Rainbows are not your friend
Most of us might think a rainbow is a wonderful and beautiful thing. But not so with the Makonde.
The peanut seller
I have been selling roasted peanuts for long long time. People around here know me. I started selling roasted peanuts when I was in primary school, and continued after finishing. I am now around 42 years old. Every morning I roast a 20 liter buckets worth of peanuts. On a good day I sell four basins full. I like this work very much, and will do it until I die!
Watu wa Mtwara [People of Mtwara]
We came to learn
At 4:40 p.m. six boys on bicycles were outside the front of our museum, so the museum manager and I went out to greet them.
ABCs and Bottle Caps
Being about four weeks ago, our small museum has experienced a daily inundation of primary school children at our museum; some days more than 30. They come during their lunch break and after school. They come to see…
I’ll Buy All Your Bananas If You Can Find Mexico
In the hall in font of my office hangs a brightly colored world map. I often refer to it, to help my team understand where I come from or where I am going, or when I dream about cooler places when I become weary of the heat or dust. A normal part of my day is a visit from the banana seller.
The Place Where Buses Come To Die
I moved to Mtwara, Tanzania in 2003 to co-found the NGO (Non-Governmental Organization or non-profit) ADEA (the center for African Development through Economics and the Arts). ADEA is located in Mtwara in the southeastern corner of the country on the Indian Ocean coast with the Mozambique boarder just to the south. Back then, Mtwara was known as the Wild West of Tanzania,
Youth Eagerly Experience Their Cultural Heritage
I was initially dubious as to how interested local youth would be in artifacts and daily work traditions. H How wrong I was. They were so happy to see them, and the elders were so happy to share them.