Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Mamdani on What Gaddafi's fall Mean for Africa
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WHEN THE PEOPLE SAY
When the people say
Yes they do, with may
Not that they are at bay
They are the oceans’ sway
They have the might
Might that catches the plight
It’s so even without sight
They are the oceans’ sway
Wind moves water ashore
But water don’t give a dire
The wind’s persistence sore
They are the oceans’ sway
Powerful as they are
Gentle is their flare
With humility of power
They are the oceans’ sway
They go back ‘n deep sea
As fast, as one can see
Not harming the wind’s plea
They are the oceans’ sway
They let the wind to enjoy
Test its clout the whole day
Swing however it weigh, BUT
They are the oceans’ sway
People can be very calm
Not that they have n'realm
They do with humility of lamb, BUT
They are the oceans, sway
They, like water, are strong
Strength seen even from throne
Never wish them to be in throng
They are the world’s sway
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ARE YOU A 'PART-TIME AFRICAN'?
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To Think Or Not To Think Africa From The Cape?
(Surren Pillay on Thinking Africa from the Cape)
(Harry Garuba on How not to think Africa from the Cape)
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Friday, August 26, 2011
More Wikileaks On Tanzania Released - So What?
At last Wikileaks has released 9 pages with links whose "Origin' is referred to as "Embassy Dar es Salaam", they are accessible at http://wikileaks.org/origin/141_0.html- those who don't care about the proverbial 'curiosity killed a cat' are now going through these voluminous cables some of which makes a 'somber' reading! "Kikwete pointed out that Tanzania is surrounded by countries of much greater population density, whereas Tanzania possesses vast areas of fertile land with little or no agriculture. Kikwete expressed the concern that neighbors would exploit East Africa Community structures to grab significant amounts of TanzaniaQs arable lands, which he said explains TanzaniaQs motivation to act as a brake on regional integration" - http://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/11/09DARESSALAAM772.html
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Monday, August 22, 2011
It Takes a Village Library to Educate a Girl Child
A recent article on A Professor Raise a Library in His Native Town in Zambia has reminded me of a professorial couple's initiative in Tanzania. As far back s 2009 they have been working on building a girls education centre that "will be used as a community library for everybody while focusing on girls". Let's hear from them as we follow their 'Long Walk to Readership':

“For some of us who have been fortunate enough we have an obligation to try to give back to our communities. Aurelia (with very scant help from me) is about to complete construction of a similar, but definitely smaller, library building project in one of our villages in Karagwe. It is our hope that once the construction is done we will conduct a "book"raising event to get books, particularly the local ones” – Prof. Faustin R. Kamuzora, 20 August 2011
"We started with construction and the second step will be mobilizing resources to fill it with relevant books. We are also promoting green movement where people in the village plant trees to restore Mother Nature. Also, Green Movement gives the villagers an opportunity to benefit from carbon credit of the polluters. We are doing this through Green for Education and Poverty Alleviation Trust (GEPAT). GEPAT is a purely voluntary organization that focuses on future generation and clean air. We invite anybody to contribute to our efforts, not only in Karagwe but somewhere else in Tanzania. Our activities are available at: www.gepat.co.tz Thanks a lot for the story from Zambia. Our initiative in our home village is still ongoing. The "Girls Education Center" is under construction. We are currently finishing. We are working together with different donors, but our own effort is almost 50% contribution. We hope it will give an impact to some young children, especially girls. It is located in Kituntu Village, Kituntu Ward, Karagwe District and Kagera region. At the beginning it was a nightmare, but now it seems that we have been able make a change. Thank you for encouragement through the Zambian Case" - Dr. Aurelia N. Kamuzora, 21 August 2011

"These are the photos sent by one of the volunteer working with us. These volunteers are among the young children we have been supporting (sponsoring) to acquire education. He is a boy waiting for the selection to join the university. The girls are still not doing well when it comes to examination performance. We believe that with the Girls' Education Centre (GEC) which will be full of books while we will continue with role modeling, many girls with similar background like us will be motivated to perform well in their respective schools. Ultimately, they will pursue it further to universities and beyond - Dr. Aurelia N. Kamuzora, 22 August 2011

"Anybody who donates a book does more than a person who donates money in Africa" – Aurelia Ngwira Kamuzora
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