• Tanzania: Intercropping and companion planting get results

    Just three kilometres south of Arusha’s dusty, congested streets, the village of Engo Sengiu sits at the end of a long, bumpy dirt road, surrounded by fertile farmland. The village’s rutted roads are bordered everywhere by lush, green vegetation invigorated by the recent rains. John Melau-Laizer grew up here studying his father’s planting techniques, the…


  • #RightsMedia story: A loving hand for disadvantaged Tanzanian kids

    ARUSHA, Tanzania — “I thought Africa was a country,” says a 16-year-old girl as she slathers a wall with cement. “Are you serious?” another girl asks. “Did you think Tanzania was a city, or something?” Obviously the teen never gave Africa much thought before arriving in Arusha to work as a volunteer on a project…


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