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EPIC TRIP!!

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We were in Tanzania for 2 weeks and had the most amazing time of our lines! Our Boma experience was definitely EPIC, very professional and we were so well taken care of the whole time! The guides are each amazing – professional, knowledgeable and friendly! Boma took care of us from the airport right to our departure! Safaris, biking tours, walking tours, meeting a Maasai family, local painting day, hiking, zip lining,… each experience was absolutely amazing!

We stayed with a local family, which was the most amazing experience! The family we stayed have stolen our hearts, and we felt so at home with them.

We will definitely be back to Tanzania some day! Our experience was indescribably amazing!!! Thank you to all at Boma who made our experience so unforgettable!

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Happy Holidays!

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The weather is fine in Mto wa Mbu, hot spelled off with rain as we are into the short rainy season. We are looking forward to pilau and goat bbq on Christmas Eve!

2018 was full of projects and new adventures, and in 2019 we look forward to welcoming a passionate group of doulas, some avid mountain climbers, a high school group of adventurers, and a volunteer for the LK Kindergarten.

We will have our Boma la Mama sea container released by the end Jan 2019, and our Birth centre manager will be starting work in January as well. In April she has been sponsored to take a course in ultrasound, specialising in pregnancy, which may also lead to an ultrasound unit being donated to our centre. We are working hard at getting some grants and super grateful to our private donors that have made it possible to actually get Boma la Mama seeing patients in 2019.

Boma Handmade is flourishing with amazing products such as baby carriers, sleepsacs, baby clothes, nursing and maternity tops, baby slippers, and hand carved wooden toys.  We are also making natural soap that has been really popular and barely has time to dry before it’s flying off the shelves. Most exciting we were chosen to open a Days for Girls enterprise at our workshop, which means we will be producing cloth pads for girls and women that can be washed and used over and over. Many go without any reasonable option when it comes to their feminine hygiene and miss school or suffer with nothing to wear or avoiding activities.

Boma Community School continues to run it’s LK Kindergarten class with happy students and our awesome teacher who has been with us since the beginning!  We are working on some maintenance of the building, and hoping to get a new mural and new playground in 2019.

We also opened Tanzip Zipline Adventure, Tanzania’s first and only zipline in 2018, and the Mosquito Creek Cafe is launching on Christmas Eve!  Karibu Sana!

Wishing a fun and safe holiday season and all the best in 2019!!

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Photo Gallery! African Wildlife Safari

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Absolutely stunning wildlife roaming in the world famous Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater, and the many other parks and reserves of Tanzania.

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Leopard in the grass. Photo by Jarrad Seng. Boma Africa
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Tarangire Sunrise. Photo by Jarrad Seng. Boma Africa
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Eagle takes flight in Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Photo by Andrew Knapp. Boma Africa
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Dik Dik. Photo by Andrew Knapp. Boma Africa.
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Mama & Baby. Photo by Andrew Knapp. Boma Africa
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Elephant, Tarangire National Park. Photo by Andrew Knapp. Boma Africa
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Hyena takes her share. Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Photo by Andrew Knapp. Boma Africa

 

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Crown Cranes. Photo by Andrew Knapp. Boma Africa
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Zebras in the dust. Photo by Andrew Knapp. Boma Africa

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Zebra Hunt. Serengeti National Park. Photo by Andrew Knapp. Boma Africa
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Zebra Hunt in the Ngorongoro Crater. Photo by Andrew Knapp Boma Africa.
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Zebra Hunt. Serengeti National Park. Photo by Andrew Knapp. Boma Africa
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Zebra Hunt. Serengeti National Park. Photo by Mare Eve Lord. Boma Africa
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“Pumba” Warthog. Photo by Andrew Knapp. Boma Africa

 

Tanzania’s Non- Profit Tour Co.!

Testimonial! Keri-Lyn, Canada, 2018

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I stayed with Leesha and Lau and family on a 6 week trip through Tanzania. I’ve known Leesha for many years and it was wonderful to reunite with her in Mto Wa Mbu. They showed me around the village, introduced me to their community and I got to witness the passion and inspiration that lives in their entrepreneurial projects. I had such an incredible time in the village. The people are kind and welcoming, the scenery of the Rift Valley walls and Lake Mayanara stunning. I shared some art classes, visited the market regularly, enjoyed the local food and hit the dance floor for a little nightlife! I highly receommend connecting with Boma Africa. Mto Wa Mbu is the perfect place to set out for safari or take some time to relax and settle in and make some friends after travelling around. I hope to make it back one day!! Thank you for being such amazing hosts! xoxo

Keri-Lyn; Canada; 2018

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Volunteer Profile: Carly Beaulieu

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Carly first came to Tanzania in August 2017 and volunteered to be in midwife (for my own birth!) here in Mto wa Mbu town. Tanzania got under her skin and she is back in June!  Carly wears many hats and is using them all this month.

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First she an educator. She worked in Canada as a teacher for several years before her calling to midwifery led her back to her own training. Carly brought supplies for the school and spent a week at the LK Kindergarten mentoring our teacher, Sophia, in the concept of “learning through play”.  They played games, set up stations, and Sophia got tonnes of new ideas and resources to use with the children. Sophia’ second week of immersion she spent in a mentorship with the with the kindergarten teacher at Black Rhino Academy, International School.

Carly is also an EMT and trained in wilderness first aid. She developed a first aid course relevant to our zipline activities and environment and delivered an awesome course with the Tanzip Zipline team.  The course is in the Tanzip training manual and will be used annually.  She also guided us to put together a great custom first aid kit.

Carly also spent some time observing and mentoring students at a couple of local hospitals, on the L&D ward. She is passionate about the rights of birthing women to safe and dignified care. Carly got inspired to support Boma la Mama Birth Centre, and is committing to a giant donation in 2019; which should allow us to open the doors and start providing care. We are also putting together a prenatal course to offer to the public with information on nutrition and safety in pregnancy, what happens in labour, breastfeeding and infant nutrition, and more.

Last but not least, Carly provided Harieth and I a micro loan of $300 to start a small business sewing baby carriers.  Harieth is a talented tailor here in the village. We started making mai-tei style carriers and were able to pay back our micro loan within 1 week(!) form pre-sales. Amazing. Once this first order is done and sent off the Canada, we have a second batch that are pre-paid!  Harieth is dreaming of a sewing workshop with 4 sewing machines and 2 assistants. We will make baby carriers, sleeps sacs, reusable pads, and maybe even cloth diapers.

Carly has been a huge supporter; sharing her skilled training, smiles, and also money!

ASANTE SANA DADA!

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