Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Sustainability and a Flourishing Community

It usually takes 283 liters of water to grow a kilo of avocadoes. In Tanzania, on the western flank of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africado is growing them with a stingy 65 liters and exporting its fruit to the UK, Netherlands, and France.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Photographs reveal "disparate" life of urban Africa

I was glad to see that the 14-picture album did not restrict itself to walled-in residential areas.  It's important to show the disparities.  Thanks for being fair.

Photographs reveal secret life of urban Africa - CNN.com

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Pedal powered innovation helps Tanzanian farmers | Blog | Ode Magazine


MIT graduate, Jodie Wu, has a passion for creating accessible technology to change peoples lives. She has a vision that a bicycle could be more than just a machine for transportation, but a way to bring technology to the people who need it most. ... Read more

Friday, October 23, 2009

Cholera Outbreak in North-eastern Region of Tanga

News24 reports that at least 59 people have died of cholera in the past two months in Tanzania, mostly in the north-eastern coastal region of Tanga ...

Thursday, September 03, 2009

UCSF and Muhimbili University Launch Initiative to Strengthen Tanzanian Health Workforce

The University of California, San Francisco has received a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to address the shortage of healthcare workers in Tanzania. The two-year grant will ... http://fun.cgsindustry.cn/hope/446389