Activities:
Different
places to visit if clients are Interested.
If you are interested to visiting any of these places. There is no
problem. Some places are free to visit but some places require some
contribution.
1. A visit to my shamba (farm).
( it’s free of charge. You don’t need to contribute any
thing)
In my Farm we grow different types of bananas. Some are used for food,
others are used as fruits (sweet bananas ) and the rest are used for
making Local Brew (mbege) We also have animals like cows, goats, sheep,
chicken, We have a big garden where we grow different types of fruits.
Most of the food that we eat is fresh from the Farm.
2. A visit to Traditional chagga house:
The family that owns the house charges usd 5 for the house maintenance
and their daily needs.
It is very old hut of about 120 yrs since build. It is purely Chagga
traditional house. It is built by bush poles, banana fibers which
ere locally available. The hut contains only one door, neither windows
nor ventilation. The whole family used to live there including their
livestock (cows, goats, sheep, chicken etc ). They also cook inside
by using firewood and three stones fire. The house is so smoky and
still in use.
The upstairs is used for keeping Bananas from their own farm to ripe
then used as fruits or making local brew (mbege). It is also used
as a store for keeping hoes, bush knives, maize, beans, etc. It is
also used for keeping fire wood to dry for their future use.
3. Walking in the village and get some experience
with Chagga people on
? Tradition
? Culture
? Customs
( this requires a guide that will be paid as shown in the table above)
These people lives under the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro the highest
Mountain in Africa and it is the second highest Mountain in the world.
Their main cash crop is coffee and the main food crop is banana. According
to the history the first coffee was planted in 1898 by missionaries.
It has been replaced time to time by our parents to this moment.
While walking in the village can experience a lot
and be able to see people
• cutting down trees.
• Making timbers them selves by using a sow.
• Carrying firewood on their heads for cooking on three stones
fire in their families.
• Carrying heavy pile of grass on their heads for their animals
as they are zero grazing.
• Drinking local brew (mbege) by sharing a one liter or two
liter containers. This passes from one person to another in a small
group of 2 to 5 people. When it finishers, somebody else buys for
the group and when satisfied, they quit to their residence.
• Carrying 20 liters of water or more on their heads for their
domestic use.
4. Get
a full story on How to make Local brue ( chagga beer )
( my mam and dad can do it for you for free. )
After
the working hours, some one may decide to refresh the way he or she
prefers. One can go for a beer, others soft drinks, wines, watching
TV, play games etc. Most of the chagga people use their traditional
drink.This is their traditional drink just like peoples drinks eg
wine, safari, tuskers, lager, pilsner, atc. They prefer it Most due
to the main fact that it is locally made and very cheep to purchase.
It is sold in many areas around the village from 3pm onwards. Apart
from it being used for refreshment daily,
It is also very important for Chagga people in some occasions like
? Weeding
? Birthdays
? Traditional events
? Graduations
? Fund raising
? Sendoff parties e.t.c.
5. A
visit to CHAGGA Bolt Holes;
(The family that maintains it charges USD 5 per client.) the money
is used by them selves for food and keeping the hole.
About 100 years ago, The Maasai people believed that all cows and
goats in the world belonged to them selves. When they knew that chagga
people had some, they came in and tried to take them away which resulted
to a big fight. Chagga people decided to dig a big hole where disabled
men, women, and children could hide. Also cows, goats, sheep were
hidden in the chagga bolt holes during the fight for their safety.
Its no longer used at the moment for the reasons mentioned as there
is no more figth.
It use to be about 5km long but now it is about 100m. The length decreased
due to lots of rain, mud goes into it, and it has not being used from
so long.
Apart from having a lot of people in the hole, they could also cook
and sleep in. Its no longer used for now but its well maintained for
tourism projects.
5. Coffee
Excursion.
( He who does explanation requires USD 5)
In this visit you will get enough explanation on How we grow coffee
from its zero age to when it is used as a drink. They have all facilities
to help with lesson reinforcement. The explanation takes about half
an hour.
6. Visit the highest waterfalls in Kilimanjaro:
( they charge USD 5 to visit the area and see. The money is used by
the community in different activities pertaining community development)
You can either suggest to visit MNAMBE WATER FALL OR MONGIONI WATER
FALL. They are both very high and interesting.
7. Visit
Traditional pot making centre:
( it’s free of charge. You don’t need to contribute any
thing)
There is a group of women who makes pots for cooking. Some of this
pots are used by themselves, some sold in the market to raise their
income. These are good cooking utensils used by most of the people
in the area. They cook for quit short time and the pot lasts for long.
The prices are reasonable and affordable for people in the community.
8. Visit
Boutique centre:
( it’s free of charge. You don’t need to contribute any
thing)
It’s a centre owned by a group of local women. The group is
comprised of women who organized themselves and started the project
so as to get some income. They make these Boutique themselves using
their own hands. They purchase the materials from the nearby small
town called Moshi. Some of these boutiques are used by themselves,
and some sold in the market.
If a client visit the centre and become interested with some boutiques,
He/she can decide to purchase some. By so doing increases their income
hence favors them to some extent in their daily needs.
9. A Visit to Osoki Roots and shoots centre:
They charge USD 5 for visiting the area and get information on tree
planting and forest conservation.
It’s a group of men and women who plants different types of
trees, coffee and Fruits in a big garden. When they grow up, they
get sold to the local people. This was introduces mainly for replacing
the trees being cut for timbers, and firewood for cooking. They also
plant forest trees which are very essential for rain and environmental
keeping.
Some of these trees are supplied to the water sources for keeping
them alive, to forest for replacement, to different institutions like
hospitals, secondary schools, primary schools, and colleges. Some
of these trees are sold to the local people mainly trees for timbers,
shades, and coffee at a reasonable price.
10. A
visit to the Local Market.
( it’s free of charge. You don’t need to contribute any
thing)
If you are interest, can buy some things like kanga or anything else
and take it back to you country. It’s very colorful with lots
of people. People brings different things for sale including fresh
foods from their farms eg maize, bananas, sugar cane, yams and fruits
like mangoes oranges, tomatoes, lemons and vegetables like spinach,
salad, carrots, and many more.
We have two markets, named ONGOMA (lower market) and MSUNI (upper
market). They each operate twice in a week. People lays their commodities
on the flour others on a plastic sheet. It’s a good place to
visit
