scenes from the clinic in Lengasti village
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{tanzania} Lengasti. Day of Ceremony, Part Two.
The chief of Lengasti, Kanunga.
{tanzania} Lengasti. Day of Ceremony, part one.
On our third day in the village we were able to experience a new version of the Maasai female circumcision ceremony. Circumcision for both men and women in the Maasai culture is a monumental rite of passage. With village politics and new ways of thinking that are too complex for a short blog intro, the...
{tanzania} Lengasti at dusk
Lengasti has a stillness to it that I’ve never experienced before. A quick look towards the village before sunset and you’d think every one was tucked away into their homes. Walk through the village, however, and you discover many are still up and about, quietly working their way towards sleep. Cows are being tended to,...
{tanzania} lengasti school
The school in Lengasti village faces many of the same problems as other poor and rural areas of the world. There’s a lack of just about anything you could think of when it comes to a school — desks, books, water, chalk. Every year each child is supposed to receive 15, they’re lucky to receive...
{tanzania} lengasti. day one.
After spending one day in Lengasti I knew I was in love. Hours away from the closest city, Arusha, the village springs up out of nowhere in the middle of the African landscape. In many ways, it was exactly how I imagined it. Huts made out of mud and sticks, cattle just about every where...
{tanzania} Dar es Salaam –> Arusha –> Lengasti
Arriving in Lengasti was one of the most magical experiences I have ever had. From the first moment the Jeep pulled into the village it was obvious that Lengasti was going to have a very special place in my heart — a sentiment that only grew stronger with each day spent there. The first night...
{tanzania} Dar es Salaam. Day Four.
1. If you ever get the chance to go to Tanzania, don’t hesitate — GO.
2. If you go to Tanzania and spent time in Dar es Salaam, make a trip to visit the kids at Yatima Group Trust Fund.
3. When your driver pulls off onto a dirt road, get out of the car and walk...
{tanzania} Dar es Salaam. Day Three.
Every day in Dar es Salaam felt better than the last. And the day we spent at the opening of FASDO was one of my favorites throughout the entire trip.
FASDO, Faru Arts and Sports Development Organization, serves to provide arts and sports programs for youth while addressing many of the issues these children face —...