It is true that a new highway is going to be built across the Serengeti? And if so, why? The floor is full of questions, debate, and absolute outrage from local, regional, and international conservationists. The Maasai in Pinyinyi are quite keen to see this road pass through; it will help them join the 21st century. Do the Wakuria in Machochwe feel the same way?
The Matemwe football team has received some new football gear from the Honeyguide Foundation as part of the community project that supports sports, health, and a clean environment. The football team did a fantastic job of helping clean up their village.
Laurent Lushinge, project manager for the Serengeti Small Business Project has decided to move back to his hometown of Mbeya. Laurent has been with Honeyguide since its inception in January 2008.
Most villages in Tanzania are now voting for new councilors for each ward. And in a few months time general and presidential elections will take place. In each village one will find heated political debates taking place in the cool shadows of trees.
Honeyguide's Director, Damian Bell, has arrived back in Arusha from his Kenyan trip where he visited Northern Rangelands Trust. The purpose of the trip was to learn about NRT practices and to see how these practices may be applied in Tanzania's own rangelands.
Making waste management fun and educational at the same time, the Honeyguide Foundation has developed a set of 2 cartoon posters for school children in Matemwe to color and take home. Download these posters from our media page here and use them in your local community too.