Planning with PALISEP

The Kesho Trust and PALISEP representatives met in Arusha [Feb. 1, 2014] to discuss plans for collaboration both with respect to planned upcoming research activities and future initiatives.  Lorraine Wapling [Advisor] and Bruce Downie [Director] represented the Kesho...

Catching up with ICAAD

Back in Tanzania again and catching up with our ICAAD groups in Hai, and Moshi. Bruce, Davis and I had a great couple of days meeting with the committees to talk about what they had experienced over the past year. I haven’t been with them for a while now so they were...

Community action reduces tension

Matatu Mngumi Shehe is 37 and has lived in Mkwaja all her life. She is married with five children, two boys and three girls. Her coastal village is located at the northern end of Saadani National Park and contains around 215 households. Most people earn at least part...

Saadani Trails 2

On our recent visit to Saadani, Peter, Bruce and I had the opportunity to sit and talk with representatives from the newly established PECC committees. We visited with each of the committees in the villages of Gongo, Saadani, Mkwaja, Buyuni, Matapwili and Mkange to...

Kihembe video

We are please to announce the posting of our new Kihembe promotional video which has just been added to our website.  Many thanks go to James Banks who produced the video for us and to others in the Kesho Trust and our partners SANA for their contributions. The video...