Leeat Weinstock, our newest MBAs Without Borders volunteer business advisor is on her way to Tanzania to work with HAI and Honeycare, two local businesses seeking support in financial management and strategic planning. Her six month assignment begins February 8th and we wish her the best of luck!
Founded in 2007, HAI is a cocoa exporting [...]

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 [...]

This week I met with a group of women who gave me much hope for the successful distribution of microsolar panels in Tanzania. Three women from a women’s organization in Kisarawe made the one hour journey to see me to learn more about microsolar panels.  They said that when they think of solar, they think [...]

It was getting dark in Dar.  A friend and I have just finished a jog and wanted to take walk to cool off and enjoy the African stars.  However, walking alone in the dark is not recommended for women, regardless of how safe and friendly a city seems to be.  With options limited by the [...]

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 [...]