Learning (a little) About Village Life
(Sorry for my lack of recent posts, I will be writing a few extra this week and back-dating them.. Enjoy!)A few days after our initial visit to Kangabusharo Village, we returned to visit the ten women's homes to gather more pictures. This was a bit stressful for me at first, since I didn’t know how much driving we were going to be doing or what the road conditions were going to be like. However, as we began visiting each home, I started to deeply appreciate our trip. I heard many stories of the hardships of some of the families (through Monica’s translations), and saw many different living situations: some seeming almost comfortable, some very challenging. It was apparent that no matter what type of home a person lived in, life in the village was tough. Medical treatment is very far away, jobs are hard to come by, higher schooling is rare, and transportation is usually by foot. Accounting for the rough roads, it takes a vehicle a little less than one hour to get from Bukoba’s center to the location we were working in the village.
Despite the difficult stories and lifestyles I encountered while visiting the village homes, the ten women continue to be deeply hospitable, generous, smart, and joyful. They are in no way naive about the hardships they face, or will face in the future, but they continue to do what they can to take care of the people around them.
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| An abandoned mud house. |
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| A plot with hopes of becoming a home one day. Things are typically built slowly in Tanzania, and only as quickly as a person can afford it. |
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| Monica and Antifona (COSAD staff members) on the way to our next home in the village... |
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| Nearing the end of the day's project, all of the women met at one house to drink chai. Tanzanians are well known for their warm, relational and hospitable practices. |
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