Tag: Africa

  • Social Media: The Key to Modern Public Awareness Campaigns

    Social Media: The Key to Modern Public Awareness Campaigns

    Author Dania Shoaib, Art in Tanzania, intern Location:  📍 Tanzania Income Group: Low Income Tanzania is the largest East African country known for its vast wilderness areas. It is located on the eastern coast of Africa, with an Indian Ocean coastline, and Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and more are its…

  • HOW THE UKRAINIAN CONFLICT IS AFFECTING THE AFRICAN CONTINENT: THE FOOD CRISIS

    HOW THE UKRAINIAN CONFLICT IS AFFECTING THE AFRICAN CONTINENT: THE FOOD CRISIS

    Author: Valentina Zicaro – Art in Tanzania intern INTRODUCTION While Africa is still reeling from the socioeconomic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict poses a new major threat to the global economy, with Africa being the primary country affected by this conflict because both Ukraine and Russia are major food importers for Africans,…

  • How Financial services providers responded to Covid-19 in Kenya

    By Marian Joseph – Art in Tanzania internship The Covid-19 pandemic has carried the world into unchartered territory that has been straining to every sector of the economy. The financial industry not being the exception has been facing several challenges in managing effective ways to serve their customers in such times. In this post we…

  • Impact of domestic tourism as a strategy to the recovery of tourism activities from COVID-19

    Written by Daniel Christopher Mkilanya – Art in Tanzania internship One year into the COVID-19 pandemic there isn’t one industry unaffected, and tourism is no exception. From canceled weddings and festivals to less dining out, the world has taken a hit from the large decline in tourism. The U.S. alone has seen more than $297 billion in losses from the decrease in travel since the beginning of March 2020. However, as the summer months push on and people look for any excuse to leave their houses, tourism is making a comeback – for better or worse. The tourism industry is undoubtedly changing, but people still want to travel. And tourism research is seeing that wanderlust desire. We need to remain mindful of the millions of people who work in the tourism industry and understand that changes in the industry directly affect individuals who depend on tourism.” For us to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the tourism industry first we have to know what the coronavirus is and how is it spreads from one person to another 1. What is a corona virus? Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered type of coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illnesses. The best way to prevent andslow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes,and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from…

  • Bioinformatics in Africa

    By Goodness Njakoi – Art in Tanzania Internship African countries have long been disproportionately burdened by the “big three” infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria) and neglected emerging infectious diseases such as EVD and Lassa fever. African populations maintain the world’s highest levels of genetic diversity which decline proportionately with increasing distance from Africa. The…

  • Solar Panels – the future of electricity in Tanzania

    Electricity has been named by many Tanzanians as the biggest inhibitor for success. Tanzania has the largest population in East Africa, estimated at 52,482,726, with a very high annual population growth rate of 2.77%. 31.6% of the population lives in an urban area, leaving an estimated 35,897,237 people residing in rural areas. Access to improved…

  • Al – Quwiyyi Islamic School

    A private Islamic school in the village of Fuoni, named after the founder’s, Mr Hakeem Abdullah, families tribe name in Mafia, pronounced Al Qu-wee. The school was opened on Monday 13th January 2014 after four months of preparations. The school has 24 classes, providing nursery to secondary education to approximately 600 local students. Art in…

  • Helping the kids in Yusuf School

    Founded by Yusuf Kombo Juma, a father of six children, who witnessed the problems and challenges of education and set out on a mission to tackle the issue, he sold his own land and properties and got creative in raising money in order to fund his vision. Yusuf started his school with just one nursery…

  • Spice Tour

    Spice is an essential ingredient of Zanzibarian culture therefore a visit to Zanzibar is not complete without a (half day) spice tour. With the abolition of the slave trade, spices became a source of income for Zanzibar and it remains to be so, with the island being the biggest exporter of cloves. Our guide and…

  • Weekend Safari trip organized by Art in Tanzania

    Going on safari in Tanzania if you visit Africa is almost as compulsory required as a trip to Zanzibar. So a group of three already well settled in interns decided to go on a weekend safari provided by the organization. The preparation and arrangement of the trip was well organized. One week before we were…