A Walk to Beautiful
A powerful documentary about fistula surgery in Ethiopia.
Mikocheni Photography
Mikocheni through the lens…
Machinga and city planning: What’s the issue?
Last week left at least one person killed, three injured and more than 130 arrested after clashes between police and business owners in Mwanza City. What’s the issue?
Inaugural BarCampDar Showcased Tanzania’s Best
For those that couldn’t make it, what did you miss?
The nation is crying
Our nation is crying. Where are you, Tanzanian leader?
Chausiku: It’s complicated
Mpenzi Chausiku, I miss the candle light dinners, how romantic that was. But today I lit the candles to see my way around the house at night.
Uwezo Report – Numeracy and Literacy across East Africa
Unfortunately, it does not look good…
Gallup’s research on young African entrepreneurs
Recent research by Gallup shows that young Africans, including young women, generally show a latent interest in business creation.
Bamako
A screening and conversation at the UDSM campus.
Literacy and Numeracy Across East Africa
The Uwezo East Africa Report presents data comparing literacy and numeracy levels across East Africa…
Reversing brain drain
Mali researcher shows how to reverse brain drain.
Myths vs. Reality: Combating trachoma in Tanzania
A student’s experience with trachoma treatment in Tanzania.
Usiku wa Ushairi @ Soma Book Café
Across the Sea Night…
What all technology enthusiasts have been waiting for!
We have watched vibrant tech events take place elsewhere in East Africa and wondered when it would happen in Tanzania. The wait is over and we’ve finally got our act together.
Streel Level is out!
Sarah Markes, the artist behind Dar Sketches, has just released a book of her sketches. See these fliers for more information.
Elimu kwa njia ya puku
Kwenye mtandao kuna rasilimali tele ambazo tungependa vijana wazitumie kuongeza wigo wao wa kielimu na maarifa.
Youth to Youth Fund 2011
The Youth to Youth Fund, facilitated by the Youth Entrepreneurship Facility, is now accepting business proposals from young entrepreneurs for 2011.
Five Questions with Biche of ChickAboutTown
ChickAboutTown is a blog/online-entreprise that portrays the diversity of East African towns, people, and events through a cultural lens.
Sitting allowances and other treats
Last week Hon. Zitto Kabwe (MP Kigoma North) requested the parliament to cancel all future payments of his sitting allowances as he believes they are a waste of Government of Tanzania’s (GOT) resources. Should others follow suit?
Education (II)
The findings of this report reveal both the condition of the education, and the attitude of the children towards the education.
Youth and their well being (I)
This brief looks at the challenges that the environment inflicts on the Tanzanian youth.
Zebras with spots and leopards with stripes
“CHADEMA and CCM are simply not zebras and leopards; they are zebras with spots and leopards with stripes, respectively.”
The Internet, society and revolutions
“Most of what young people do online revolves around them communicating to each other or downloading entertainment… it’s not clear how they will advance this level of actually being politically active.”
Drowning Fish: Solutions for a hopeful future
Gaure says: Let’s imagine a situation where we start from scratch with absolutely nothing — no law, no illusions of fame and definitely no political parties, just simple survival. With this scenario what would be needed first — resources…
Five Questions with Tanzanian Author Huzefa Gulamabbas
We caught up with the author of “Winning the Battle: How to pass an exam without fear” and asked him about his inspiration, his challenges and his vision for the future.
Sgolbew Leaks: Information flow and secrecy
Vijana FM received a letter yesterday from Nur, a character from one of our recent posts, “Sgolbew: A story about newspapers and opinions”.
Reflections on M-Learning from E-Learning Africa
A brief roundup of events at the Mobile Monday presentation from e-Learning Africa 2011 held in Mlimani City, Dar-es-Salaam last week.
Sgolbew: A story about newspapers and opinions
Have we ceased to read between the lines? Do opinion pieces in the media conflict with fact-based pieces? This is a short story to explore potential answers to these two questions.
Barber wins millions in business competition
Ruka Juu na Fema TV Talk Show – a program run by Femina HIP – announces winners of a recent business plan competition.
How prepared is East Africa for opposition?
Indeed, there is no single country in the region that has never harassed opposition parties. The only difference is perhaps the scale of such harassment that puts such events in the Pearl of Africa to a level that could be compared to what is done by occupants of Mirembe or Butabika hospitals in Tanzania and Uganda, respectively.