Category: Development
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The Creative Activist
By Saruni Martin- Art in Tanzania internship Weeks had gone by, my national exams were nigh, since Mr. Martin Saning’o had passed away from COVID-19, I had a dream. In the dream, Mr. Martin said to me, in Swahili, with rough translation to English as, “Dare to dream big, never give up and always have…
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HOW CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS AGRICULTURE IN TANZANIA
By Faraja Ntilulagomba – Art in Tanzania Internship ‘Climate Change’ denotes to long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns (e.g., temperature, precipitation etc.) over decades to millions of years of time. Climate on earth has changed over millions of years since the beginning long before human activity could have played a role in…
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The Challenges of Water Sustainability in Zanzibar
Romaisa Hussain – Art in Tanzania Internship In today’s world, there has been intense struggle for water resources. This is due to rising population currently standing at 7 billion, their usage of water and extreme competition over water resources, water dependent crops and urbanization. Therefore, it is no surprise that the world is running out…
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The Status of Political and Economic Development in Tanzania
By Romaisa Hussain – Art in Tanzania Internship Since independence, Tanzania began its journey with economic dynamism until it was struck by the transition towards socialism which took a bad toll on the economy, and the 1980s global financial crisis which the country was not prepared for. From then onwards, growth became relatively slow and…