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The Taxman Cometh
What can I say? Like father, like daughter.... As I was flipping through my news alerts this week, this one from The Citizen caught my eye and caused me a chuckle.The title reads "Call for Tax...
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Education My Foot, Use Your Brain!
Please, please, please, PLEASE read this amazing column by Anthony Tambwe from the Daily News.Love, love, love, LOVE that this newsman is using his media platform not only to disseminate the news, but...
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Mama Joyce
I feel like only die-hard Bravo fanatics (like myself) will get the pun of this post's title, but nonetheless, I shall forge ahead.The "Mama Joyce" in question here is not the sassy (s)mother of No...
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"Superstar!"
Hey readers, and pole sana for the delay in posting this blog entry. I've been here, there, and everywhere in between with barely a moment to catch my breath! At any rate, I am now back in La Mosh,...
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Turn, Turn, Turn
"The Reverend Mother always says, 'When the Lord closes a door, somewhere he opens a window.'"So says Maria in The Sound of Music as she finally admits her love for Captain von Trapp.So say I this week...
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Deadicaid
I know this blog is dedicated to The Toa Nafasi Project and the work we do supporting children with learning difficulties in public primary schools in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, but I sometimes post...
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From Autism Parenting Magazine, this article warmed the absolute cockles of my heart. For realz. Check it out and see what amazing parents of special needs children are doing for their equally...
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It's Good to Be Green
Peep this from Nic Corbett, USAID's blog editor. Soooo, she may be a little bit biased, but she's damn right, this is a good guy and it is good to be Green! I only wish he was still here in the ole...
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Team Fox
One of the really fun things about working in development in Africa is the unique and interesting partnerships you make along the way.This past week, my dear friend Deus Haraja, whose wife Jenn I...
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SpecialtyEDU
Toa Nafasi follows Sandra Martin at SpecialtyEDU on Twitter. She self-describes thus: "Ed professor & classroom teacher for 38yrs, specialized in programs for inclusion, dyslexia, math &...
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News from Our Neighbors to the North
Horror From Human Rights Watch: August 27, 2017Kenya: Post-Election Killings, Abuse; Investigation of Police Use of Excessive Force; Upholding the Right to Peaceful Protest (Nairobi) – Kenya's...
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"I Have Not Even Had Lunch Since I Heard the Results."
This blog entry is a shocking (in a good way) addendum to my last post about the chaos in Kenya following the recent presidential election. From CNN.com, on September 2nd, Farai Sevenzo reported from...
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Arrested Development
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(t)Winning!
Check out the recent article from The Citizen reprinted below for a story that will give you the warm and fuzzies.It goes without saying that these girls are pretty amazeballs, pursuing their dreams of...
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Tanzania's Not Tesla
I may just be grumpy. Or old and kvetchy. Or a "nasty woman." But this recent piece from Forbes really chaps my ass.I mean, okay, kudos, right idea with corporate responsibility, and alms for the...
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The Waiting
Hey kids, sorry this post is so late, things have been a bit hectic 'round these parts. At any rate, this blog entry is kind of dedicated to Tom Petty, whose early demise this week at age 66 has all...
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All the President's Women
Check out the opinion piece below written by Sauli Giliard, reprinted from the Tanzania Daily News, titled "Why Women Should Remember Mwalimu Nyerere."As most of you know, Julius Kambarage Nyerere was...
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Direct on the heels of my last post in which this year's Nyerere Day was celebrated with a nod to his philosophies about a Tanzanian citizenry that includes every member - women! - I found this piece...
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Conference in the Clouds
Hello friends, and many salams from beautiful New York City. I have just arrived in the Western world, and am fully enjoying the luxury of consistent electricity, hot water, and wifi. Of course, a...
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Disastrous DeVos
Being back in New York definitely has its perks, but it also has its pitfalls, one of these being the immediacy and urgency of news media in daily life.You could say, "Don't read the paper," or "Don't...
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