So far, so good.

Here is Mount Kilimanjaro from the plane on our way to Moshi.

 This is the VICOBA group. VICOBA stands for Village Cooperative Bank. We are planning to conduct some business training workshops for the members of the cooperative.

 This is Mamma Kitto and the sign to her hostel where she houses a number of students who are in her vocational school. She is a fantastic lady! We are in the process of developing a project to help her school. We are thinking about holding some workshops to teach computer skills and English.

 This is the marketplace in Kikatiti. I was in the area that day doing an assessment of the community. There may be a project in the works in helping to provide access to clean water in the area.

 This is a picture of the mountain where the Tanzanite is mined. I just thought you might want to know where that is.

 Here is the group that went together to do a needs assessment of Kikatiti.

I'm here!

So I've arrived in Tanzania. It feels great to be back in Africa again. A lot of the same memories come back from when I was living in Kenya.
This past week we have spend a lot of time doing a needs assessment of the area. We have made a few contacts with some orphanages and and schools, and have made some plans on what kind of projects we want to do while in country. Our main focus is to do projects that will be sustainable and not encourage dependency. We want projects to continue long after we are gone. Some of the ideas we have had are helping a few schools and orphanages be self-sustaining through starting some sort of business. Running a pig or chicken farm will help those we are working with may raise the funds they need to support their schools or orphanages.We are still in the planning phases of exactly what we want to do, but the projects will be developed soon! I'm excited to get started and help teach the people business skills so that potential businesses that may be created will be successful.
I don't have any pictures posted yet, but they are coming. Stay tuned for those!!!