Bagamoyo Port
By Alessandro Deligios – Art in Tanzania internship In recent years China has been using their economic power to take more influence in the geopolitical arena. In accordance with the future model of geo-economic competition, China firstly, seems try to and become the leader State in Asia. Second, they are taking more power in many […]
Tropical Diseases in Africa – Malaria
by Shravya Murali – Art in Tanzania internship As a significant health problem in several tropical regions of the world, malaria costs almost 435,000 lives annually. A substantial fraction of these deaths occurs in Africa. The proportion of cases and deaths In Tanzania alone constitutes to 3% of those globally. Over the past few years, […]
The Economic Consequences of Climate Change in Tanzania
Romaisa Hussain – Art in Tanzania Internship Keywords: sustainability, climate change, environment, economic growth Climate change has emerged as a potentially existential threat all across the globe that poses a serious risk to the survival of mankind and sustainable development. Over the last few decades, the world has witnessed changes in weather patterns as a […]
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Tanzania vs Canada
Jeet Patel Art in Tanzania What is Corporate Social Responsibility? Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the act of regulating company business models that assist a company or organisation to be socially accountable to the public and itself. Organizations can be conscious on the kind of the impacts they have in all aspect of society in […]
Definition of Volunteering
What is volunteering? Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity where an individual or group freely gives time “to benefit another person, group or organization” Volunteering is also renowned for skill development and is often intended to promote goodness or to improve human quality of life. Volunteering may have positive benefits for the volunteer as well […]
Meet Tassia
Meet Tassia de Cock, a 25 years old Belgian girl who moved to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, after a three-month internship with Art in Tanzania. From the beginning, Tassia liked Tanzania and felt at home. She felt less stressed than in her home place. “I found people nice and liked the fact that there’s a […]
A passion for helping the kids in need
Interview with volunteer Rukiye. All photos are from the day we spent in Snakepark with the kids of Amani orphanage. Let’s begin with a hard one: Who are you? I’m Rukiye, 26 years old and I come from Denmark but originally I’m from Turkey. I’m almost done with my studies and soon I can say […]
‘Adoption in Tanzania’
Written by Alice Coetsier
23th of July 2018
Black is Beautiful
“If I had a superpower, it would be to turn white.” “Your skin is prettier than ours.” After hearing these quotes from extremely young girls during my first month living in Africa, I started wondering why they would idealize fair skin when theirs is just as beautiful. Billboard advertisements for clothes and […]
Medical Project at Faraja Dispensary
Art in Tanzania work in partnership with clinics and hospitals in the Dar es salaam area to provide medical projects for volunteers who are either fully qualified doctors/nurses or currently in Med School. Around 2 weeks ago, a nurse from Norway, Katja, arrived in Tanzania and has been volunteering at the Faraja Dispensary – a […]