The odds of Nashipai doing well academically were not high.

As a young girl born and raised in the remote village of Alailelai, any education at all—let alone a solid one—would normally be hard to achieve. But given the opportunity to attend a private school in Karatu, Nashipai has flourished.

After many months of planning and coordination, AMSO and several other organizations conducted an eye clinic in December.

The clinic relied on the supervision and connection of a number of NGOs within Ngorongoro division—including AMSO, NDI, Kiretono Resource Organization and AMIGOS Eyecare.

In a traditional western wedding, dozens or hundreds of pairs of eyes are focused on one woman, and one woman only. So imagine our fellows’ surprise when we arrived at a catholic church in Karatu recently to find no less than four brides and four grooms paired for betrothal.

Alongside a small shop and sitting on a main road, Sweetness Enoke’s restaurant offers simple, local fare. Wooden walls, a roof and cement floors set her apart from similar businesses, as she serves chai to neighbors and passersby.

Finding money to expand an operation can be difficult anywhere, especially in rural Tanzania. But it’s often necessary to stay afloat.

When our Karatu loan hub began several years ago, local ladies unanimously elected Josephine Silo as the perfect powerhouse to head the program.

Hundreds of goats bleated, kept together in small groups with hand-braided rope, as bass pumped from a stationary car’s loudspeaker and colorful Maasai and Iraqw shoppers strolled the mnada for what they needed.