One of my projects in Dodoma is to visit the Ihumwa women pottery group and assess how we can help them make better quality products - and then start writing a grant to request money. 5 TAWE members and myself took a dala-dala out to the village and spent an afternoon with the Ihumwa women learning about how they make their pottery. They do everything by hand and the products are really nice but are burned directly in the fire so have dark soot marks on them.
I went with Happy to visit her home. Most of the TAWE women in Dodoma live in the town, but Happy is a bush-girl. She lives 20 minutes outside of town via a dala-dala and then its another 20 minute walk on a dirt road. She lives with her mother, two children, her brother's children and some other random people. She produces milk. This picture is Happy's niece and I thought she was so beautiful
Myuji is the village where Happy lives. For some reason there are a ton of missionaries in that area. Right next to Happy's land there is a orphanage. I asked Happy to take me there and we spent 30 minutes visiting. There are several Sisters who care for 52 children, as young as infants and as old as teenagers. This Sister was so kind and she loved the children.
This is Happy's property. The right side is there the random people live and the left house structure is her home. There are no screen on the windows and its just a basic cement structure.
This is the 'dishwashing' area at my host family's house. Rahiema, the housegirl, will sit out here next to the water pump and wash the dishes after each meal. The structure behind the water pump is a chicken coop. One of Atu's businesses is selling eggs - she callects 30-40 eggs per day. So yes, I eat eggs and chicken quite often!
One of my projects in Dodoma is to visit the Ihumwa women pottery group and assess how we can help them make better quality products - and then start writing a grant to request money. 5 TAWE members and myself took a dala-dala out to the village and spent an afternoon with the Ihumwa women learning about how they make their pottery. They do everything by hand and the products are really nice but are burned directly in the fire so have dark soot marks on them.
I went with Happy to visit her home. Most of the TAWE women in Dodoma live in the town, but Happy is a bush-girl. She lives 20 minutes outside of town via a dala-dala and then its another 20 minute walk on a dirt road. She lives with her mother, two children, her brother's children and some other random people. She produces milk. This picture is Happy's niece and I thought she was so beautiful
Myuji is the village where Happy lives. For some reason there are a ton of missionaries in that area. Right next to Happy's land there is a orphanage. I asked Happy to take me there and we spent 30 minutes visiting. There are several Sisters who care for 52 children, as young as infants and as old as teenagers. This Sister was so kind and she loved the children. 
This is Happy's property. The right side is there the random people live and the left house structure is her home. There are no screen on the windows and its just a basic cement structure.
This is the 'dishwashing' area at my host family's house. Rahiema, the housegirl, will sit out here next to the water pump and wash the dishes after each meal. The structure behind the water pump is a chicken coop. One of Atu's businesses is selling eggs - she callects 30-40 eggs per day. So yes, I eat eggs and chicken quite often!
I know how much you like to chicken. I'm sure you are asking for it every meal. Love the pictures.
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