He’s Only Four Years Old and Washing!
Tanzanian children learn early on to help in the home.
Tanzanian children learn early on to help in the home.
In Maasai culture meat consumption is the norm, and the best part, the head, is saved for an elder.
Drinking tea is a normal part of the current Tanzania tradition.
Watu wa Mtwara [People of Mtwara]
Sometimes planting the seed is enough if that is all you can do. I learned this last month I revisited the Maasai community in which ADEA helped to found two primary schools in Rombo, Kenya – on the eastern face of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
The smartphone has brought the impact of world fashion to this remote corner of Africa.
Last week one of our carvers arrived at the ADEA office donning a baseball cap with the logo of my hometown football team, the Seattle Seahawks. It was great to see a fellow fan… or was he?
Soon after I arrived in Mtwara I went to buy bread. I waited patiently for the man in front of me to finish his business, and then I stepped forward to make my order. Just then…
This is not likely (though I have no proof to the contrary). This funny consideration came from some older Tanzanian Shilling notes and a publication we purchased on the history of Tanzanian banknotes.
Watu wa Mtwara [People of Mtwara]
One of the great pleasures of living in a less developed corner of the world is the connection and relationship to nature. I sense this when I discover that there are bees in my honey.
Last week eight class-six (sixth grade) primary school students came to our museum to ask if we could tell them what impact the British had on the islands of Zanzibar to help them prepare for their history exam the next day. Though very last minute, we were encouraged …