Barbets Duet Photographic record

of Himo Convention

Himo  Tanzania,    1-­‐2  December  2012  Host:  Rose  Lyimo  

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Himo  

Mt  Kilimanjaro  

Opening Discussions Himo Convention, December 2012

Rose  Lyimo,  our  host   Rose  Lyimo  &  Oby  Obyerodhyambo  

Oby  &  Hilda  Obyerodhyambo,  Mwajuma  Masaiganah,  Magode  Ikuya   Barbara  Heinzen  

Site Visit to Himo Canal System

Those  who  use  the  waters  of  the  canal  are  obliged  to  keep  it  clean.    Rules  have  been  in  place  for  decades  or  longer.  

Tree Barks – Used in Alcohol & Medicine

Talking & Doing In  the  a(ernoon,  visits  to  Mt  Kilimanjaro  Park  &  an  

outstanding  plant  nursery.  At  Kilimanjaro  Park  (l-­‐r)  

Rose  Lyimo,  host  Barbara  Heinzen  

Oby  &  Hilda  Obyerodhyambo  Mwajuma  Masaiganah  

Magode  Ikuya  

Himo  plant  nursery.  “This  is  the  restoraJon  economy,”  said  Magode.  

Mwajuma  Masaiganah:  our  tutor  in  tree  planPng  at  Rose  Lyimo’s  site   Awaichi  Minja,  

 a  neighbour,  joins  in.  

Taking Trees Home Shamba  Darasa  

 Mwajuma  Masaiganah’s  new  learning  site  at  the  Mwasama  Primary  School  is  known  as  the  Shamba  Darasa,  the  garden  classroom.    ASer  she  returned,  young  trees  from  the  Himo  nursery  were  planted  by  Mwasama  pupils  with  the  help  of  their  teachers.