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The green sheik

Friday, July 10th, 2009

by Sandra Bulling

A forest of mangroves on Pemba (photo: CARE/Bulling)

Sheik Mohammed Suleiman Tiwany is a very impressive man. He appears to be from another world, with his long white robe, his curly beard and his proud way of walking. (more…)

Fish, fruits and friendly people

Friday, July 10th, 2009

by Sandra Bulling

The CARE team gets muddy feet in the mangrove forest (photo: CARE/Bulling)

Sour and juicy is what Bungo tastes like, this fruit with a well-sounding name. Its yellow pulp is divided into small balls – each of them are the size of a small candy. (more…)

Nature Conservation in the name of the prophet

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

by Sandra Bulling

Pemba’s coast is a holiday dream for visitors, but it’s a livelihood for the local fishermen (photo: CARE/Bulling)

On the airport of Dar Es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, waits a Cessna, a small airplane, to take us to the island of Pemba. (more…)

Tabu Masuro’s beehive

Monday, July 6th, 2009

by Sandra Bulling

Tabu, the chairwoman of the savings club “Mwanzo Mgumu” (photo: CARE/Bulling)

I arrive in the village of Turiani, the second destination on my trip to Tanzania. Turiani does not figure in my guide book, so I only have a rough idea of where we are heading. (more…)

Cut down and sliding: the forests of the Uluguru

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

by Sandra Bulling

Greener than green? Tanzanias forest is actually in danger of being completely cut down (photo: CARE/Bulling)

The mountains of Uluguru pile up amidst the plains of Tanzania, rising up to more than 2.000 meters. (more…)