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		<title>A Gift of Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[African Roots Foundation (ARF) partners up with Safe Water Ceramics of East Africa (SWCEA) after meeting at the annual 2012 KARIBU trade fair that just past us by. ARF were very excited about SWCEA dynamic water filters that are currently making their ways into homes and rural areas of East Africa.]]></description>
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		<title>Gift a Light</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions in Tanzania live without reliable access to electricity and most burn dangerous, unhealthy, polluting and expensive kerosene lamps for light. These can easily be replaced with small scale, affordable solar products - leading to a cleaner, healthier, more prosperous community.]]></description>
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		<title>Solar power for Esilalei &#8211; Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick update on our quest for a sustainable source of electricity for the people of Esilalei. Last week was spent installing solar panels at the Bush2Beach semi-luxury Permanent Tented Camps at Karatu and Esilalei, which gave us the perfect opportunity to move forward on the community solar project next to the Esilalei camp. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Power for Esilalei</title>
		<link>http://africanrootsfoundation.org/2010/solar-power-for-esilalei/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our community centre in Esilalei is a useful space for the community to meet, to have workshops and even more so, for the children and adults to study. The one thing limiting this however, is the fact that here &#8211; around the equator &#8211; the sun sets around 6:30 every day, and everything is in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteering with the Maasai children in Esilalei</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Esilalei]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Esilalei is a village in Northern Tanzania located in the heart of Maasai land. Situated on sloping hills overlooking Lake Manyara National Park and the Great Rift Valley, the Maasai&#8217;s livelihood still largely depends on cattle herding. With a per capita income of about $1 a day, the primary focus of families is on providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News from Pangani</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Pangani]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some news from our coastal project area just South of the Pangani river, in Kikokwe. A volunteer recently started a small vegetable garden by installing a drip-irrigation system out of locally available materials.  This garden is operating as a showcase for the community of Pangani, demonstrating how to improve the quality of people&#8217;s daily diet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twin Peak Challenge 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climbing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kilimanjaro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mt Meru]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Success is in the eyes and the minds of those who step forward and try! Our Twin Peak Challenge 2010 ended with complete success;  a big thanks to the Brad, Stuart and Team Leader Clare who kept the boys in check over the two week trek of Two peaks in Two weeks. The great news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Maasai of Esilalei</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Background]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Esilalei village has been a settlement since 1977 before which time the Maasai, it&#8217;s current occupants, lived a nomadic life. They still enjoy free access across the land, including across the country borders. Nowadays, Esilalei village comprises over 500 people living in around 50 separate Bomas (traditional Maasai settlements), covering the area between Manyara lake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bicycle maize grinders</title>
		<link>http://africanrootsfoundation.org/2009/bicycle-maize-grinders/</link>
		<comments>http://africanrootsfoundation.org/2009/bicycle-maize-grinders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr Seymon Dukach, of Russian descent, grew up in Moscow, moved to USA at a young age and now lives in Boston. Successfully raised 3 daughters and several businesses, he thought he would dedicate his time to helping others and came up with his new business &#8220;Global Cycle Solutions&#8220;. He is not out to make money on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community in charge</title>
		<link>http://africanrootsfoundation.org/2008/community-in-charge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Esilalei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A clear example of our emphasis on community driven initiatives, as opposed to a top-down approach, is the problem of access to water in Eselelei. In this case, the Maasai themselves decided the best solution would be to pipe in water from the village of Mto wa mbu, 25 km’s west and had already started [...]]]></description>
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