Friday the group was treated to a visit to Nyantira Mennonite Church south of the city. We boarded a rented bus and traveled about an hour to the church. Our group was hosted by Pastor John Wambura, who also serves as our SST country coordinator. John serves as…
Mothers at the clinic receiving their nets On Tuesday morning we switched the morning and afternoon routines. Instead of Swahili in the morning, we rented a bus to visit the Mennonite Economic Development Association Tanzania offices on the Msasani Peninsula. We were warmly welcomed by the TZ…
Today we were honored to have the opportunity to visit with the top Islamic leader in Dar es Salaam, Sheikh Alhaj Alhaad Musa. We first visited Sheikh Musa in his office in Kariakoo and spent 30 minutes in conversation as the students were invited to ask questions about…
While most of the United States was watching the Superbowl, we had the opportunity to watch a “football” match as most of the world knows it! As a group on Saturday afternoon we went to the national stadium for a soccer match between Simba and JKT Oljoro. Simba devoured…
Pastor Blandina This week we have been dealing with some pretty weighty issues as we explore the opportunities and challenges facing Tanzanians post-independence. On Thursday we heard from two Lutheran pastors, both women, on their work in promoting gender equity. Pastor Itiku (YWCA) and Pastor Blandina…
Joseph Butiku – Director of Nyerere Foundation After a wonderful weekend at Bagamoyo, we resumed our normal routine of language class in the morning and presentations or site visits in the afternoon. This week we began exploring the legacy of Tanzania’s first president Mwalimu (Teacher) Julius Nyerere,…
We spent this weekend in Bagamoyo, a town about an hour north of Dar es Salaam also directly on the Indian Ocean. The town is much smaller than Dar, but was the setting of some major historical events in Tanzania’s history. On Saturday morning we met at the…
On Wednesday we gathered at ‘nyumbani kwetu‘ (our house) for the weekly unit house meeting. We celebrated two birthdays (Alia’s and Jenna’s) with ice cream! Students shared how their weeks have been going, we sang hymns from the Tenzi za Rohoni (the KMT swahili songbook), and we discussed…
The Tanzania SST group went to the beach over the weekend as we reported in a previous post. We thought you might enjoy a taste of the transportation we used. These are our solutions to global climate change – planting trees like in the pic to the right and…
Mmm… rice and beans! Sunday students spent the day with their host families – most attending church at various locations. A few of us attended Sinza Mennonite church in Sinza, where we were very warmly welcomed! Both Monday and Tuesday started with Swahili class in the morning,…
