Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Eastern Africa AREA 366K mi2; 947K km2 ARABLE 14% POP 67.5M (184/mi2; 71/km2) GOV’T Presidential republic CAPITAL Dodoma (765K) GDP/CAPITA $3,600 UNEMPLOYMENT 2.6% IN POVERTY 26% LIFE EXP 71 years MEDIAN AGE 19 yrs INFANT MORT 30/1K live births (51st) LITERACY 82% INTERNET USERS 32% LANGUAGES Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja, English (official,+ used for commerce, administration, higher education), Arabic, many local languages RELIGIONS Christian 63%, Muslim 34%, folk religion 1%, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish each <1%, other/unspecified 2% HEALTH 4% of GDP EDUCATION 3% of GDP (146th) MILITARY 1% of GDP (103rd) PCVs 1961–1969; 1979–present CURRENT: 60, TTD: >3200 |  Tanzania The village of Boheloi sits nestled in the West Usambara Mountains of Tanga, Tanzania, and is home to Gare Secondary School. As their final project before graduating from the Maua Mazuri ("Beautiful Flowers") arts program, Gare students work together to sketch what will eventually become a colorful world map mural. Each project of this 12- week arts program empowers girls by teaching them valuable life skills through different art forms, fostering creativity and self-confidence. The mural will not only bring color to an otherwise bare wall, it will be an educational tool to be shared by the entire village. Elyssa Musaraca ©2016 |
Adult Books
By Dennis Herlocker
2009
Summary:
Kids' Books
By Alma Fullerton, Alma; illustrated by Brian Deines
Publisher: Toronto: Pajama Press, 2016.
Format: unpaged; col illus.
ISBN: 978-1-77278-000-0
Age Range: 5-8 yrs.
Summary:
In Tanzania, a bicycle lending library provides joy for village schoolchildren. When the truck full of bicycles arrives at Anna's school, there aren't quite enough for hardworking Anna to get one, at first, but she helps her friends learn to ride, and on their way home, she gets her turn.
Films
Film:Kiumeni
Genre: Comedy
Director:Nicholas Marwa
Release Date: 2017
Language:Swahili
Run Time:1 hr 28 minutes
Synopsis:
This comedy juxtaposes poverty and wealth as the path of an affluent young man, crosses that of a girl from a poor neighbourhood. The young man falls head over heels in love with the girl to the extent that he wants her to move in with him and as tradition requires, he is obliged to visit her family. However, he has to fit in his new environment and there are lots of cultural shocks that he has to come to terms with.
