Luwai Tanzania Safaris… a dream come true!

I became interested and asked if we could make a stopover in his village, even though it was not on the itinerary. During my travels, I always seek contact with the locals, so this seemed like an ideal opportunity to experience the daily life of a Tanzanian villager.

The village of Sinai is set in a beautiful hilly landscape, next to Arusha National Park.

We started with a visit to Silas’ mother. The petite woman, in her 60s, lives in a small hut and works the surrounding land from morning to night. She has a few cows, goats, chickens, and two donkeys, which, along with the produce from the land, provide a basic income. The donkeys are indispensable for fetching water for the vegetables, animals, cooking, sanitation, and laundry from miles away, as the village has no water supply or electricity.

As he told me about his school years,  I asked Silas if we could also visit the local school. I understood that the little school was in a deplorable state.

We were welcomed by the headmaster, who showed us around.

The renovation of the school really proved necessary. Unfinished walls, broken floors, windowless windows and inadequate plumbing. To my dismay, there is even a class with only a floor but no roof and walls. And the school furniture dates back to my time in primary school, totally worn out after all these years and intensive use. And there is, like in the whole village, no water or electricity.