Project Kesho conducts its programming efforts in East Africa. Currently, our organization is working in the village community of Iringa, Tanzania. We will begin our on the ground programs there in June 2007.
Iringa, Tanzania:
Project Kesho is focusing its programming efforts during 2007 on one small community located in Iringa, Tanzania. Iringa is located in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. It is the political, economic, and cultural hub of this region of Tanzania. The town is located along the Tanzam Highway, which stretches from the capital city of Dar es Salaam, along the coast of the Indian Ocean, and all the way through Tanzania to the country of Zambia. (This highway eventually continues all the way to South Africa.) The town of Iringa was originally built during the 1890’s by the German army. At the time, Tanzania was a German colony. The German army used Iringa as a fort to protect themselves from an uprising by the Hehe tribe and their leader Chief Mkwawa. Now, the town of Iringa is the administrative capital of the Iringa Region. Because the town is in the Southern Highlands fTanzania, there is a large and diverse selection of crops and produce available. Produce from many different elevations is sold in the local market, one of the most vibrant markets in all of Tanzania. Iringa also has a few established industries in manufacturing and food processing which help to increase the economic viability of the area. |
