In the village of Ifakara, not too far from the tempestuous Kilombero River, I had the chance to visit the Ifakara women weavers. The women, part of a cooperative that provides an income source for women in the region, produce the famous Ifakara kikoi, hand-loom weaving worn as a sarong, body wrap, head-cover, or [...]

There an old saying that I love to hear once in a while.  Keep your options option.
It was Saturday night in Iringa.  I had Sunday off and was skimming through my Lonely Planet book to see what to do.
Then I got an interesting invitation from Destory, one of the managers from Neeman Crafts, a SolarAid [...]

John and I went to the village of Manzese yesterday. Its one of the poorest areas greater Dar, with one of the highest densities of HIV infections in the country.  Here, one can hire a teenage prostitute for about Tsh1000, comparable to less than one USD.
Amidst the bussle of the village, SolarAid conducted training on [...]

Hello Everyone:I just want to write an update from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.  I arrived here early July.  Co-worker Mason, who was supposed to pick me up, told me to look for a tall Caucasion guy with a beard.  But when I got out, I saw two tall Caucasian guys with beards and wasn’t sure who [...]