Monday 1st March – Visiting the women in their homes

Arta went to Dar Es Salaam to pick up the soap machine today. Unfortunately it was not ready and he is spending a night alone in Dar. We hope he is doing ok on his own!
The highlight of the day was definitely visiting the women in their homes. We were very fortunate to have the opportunity to be involved in such a unique experience. We talked to the women about their daily activities and followed them to see how they sell dried seaweed with ridiculously low prices. Positive feedback was that some of the women have already made soap themselves manually, but they would use the machines gladly if they would have the chance.







Thereafter, the women showed around in their houses and we helped to prepare a meal together. Some of us had an opportunity to grate coconut in the traditional way!





In the evening, we met a local football team for youths to distribute jerseys and footballs which we had brought with us from Sweden. Seeing the smiles on their faces was an unforgettable and heart warming experience!










/Kati and Jan