Comments on: Walking Bare-footed into unknown to reach the poor http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/2009/07/04/walking-bare-footed-into-unknown-to-reach-the-poor/ Conversations from ActionAid International Tanzania Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Stefan http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/2009/07/04/walking-bare-footed-into-unknown-to-reach-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Stefan Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:53:18 +0000 http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/?p=25#comment-170 Welcome Albert and Abdul, A really W A R M W E L C O M E your both. Step in the amazing world of "blogging" :) I am not a blogger already so please do not await a "good tip" from me...just tell us your stories and I am sure it will grab our attention and we all will keep in touch....couple of days, months, years later it's not Albert and Adbul who blogging then are "just" our f r i e n d s that inform us about what there are currently doing ;) Enjoy it!!!! Take care and all the best Stefan* Welcome Albert and Abdul,

A really W A R M W E L C O M E your both. Step in the amazing world of “blogging” :)

I am not a blogger already so please do not await a “good tip” from me…just tell us your stories and I am sure it will grab our attention and we all will keep in touch….couple of days, months, years later it’s not Albert and Adbul who blogging then are “just” our f r i e n d s that inform us about what there are currently doing ;)

Enjoy it!!!!

Take care and all the best
Stefan*

]]> By: Rodgers http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/2009/07/04/walking-bare-footed-into-unknown-to-reach-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Rodgers Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:02:46 +0000 http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/?p=25#comment-43 Hi; the written is very significant, we need people just like you, sure the tanzanian still needs people just like you to let them out of darkness,its recomendable job keep it up;; Hi; the written is very significant, we need people just like you, sure the tanzanian still needs people just like you to let them out of darkness,its recomendable job keep it up;;

]]> By: Gloria http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/2009/07/04/walking-bare-footed-into-unknown-to-reach-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Gloria Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:27:14 +0000 http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/?p=25#comment-42 Go! Go! dad what thats nice so do i get that new laptop hahaha joking what about the phone hahaha joking too write more i got 2 show my friends Go! Go! dad what thats nice so do i get that new laptop hahaha joking what about the phone hahaha joking too write more i got 2 show my friends

]]> By: Stilgherrian · Unreliable Tanzania 1: Fatigue http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/2009/07/04/walking-bare-footed-into-unknown-to-reach-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Stilgherrian · Unreliable Tanzania 1: Fatigue Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:04:51 +0000 http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/?p=25#comment-40 [...] from Sydney via Bangkok and Nairobi. I was met by ActionAid driver Reza Uronu and then my contact Albert Jimwaga and taken to the domestic terminal for a fourth flight in a ZanAir Cessna 404 Titan to Zanzibar. I [...] [...] from Sydney via Bangkok and Nairobi. I was met by ActionAid driver Reza Uronu and then my contact Albert Jimwaga and taken to the domestic terminal for a fourth flight in a ZanAir Cessna 404 Titan to Zanzibar. I [...]

]]> By: mrsnickhodge http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/2009/07/04/walking-bare-footed-into-unknown-to-reach-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-37 mrsnickhodge Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:50:43 +0000 http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/?p=25#comment-37 Hello Abdul and Archie - welcome to the world of blogging. The most valuable aspect of your blogging will be your ability to communicate to the outside world, the ways in which YOU believe we can best help you. It is fine for outsiders to come into your country, wishing to help and having all the right intentions, but if their help is not addressing the correct needs, then it can defeat the purpose, or at best, delay the outcome. None of us can appreciate your experiences with your everyday life, and what can be done to solve the issue of poverty, but it is never a simple solution. This is your opportunity to inform us of how best to HELP YOU. There may be issues that we are totally unaware of that may cause complications, rather than assistance - and you shouldn't be afraid to tell us. Blogging gives you a voice, a powerful tool to use for your benefit. Don't make the mistake of feeling you have to be grateful, or polite. Be truthful about what is really needed to help you and address the continuing issue of poverty in your country. The issues of dealing with Malaria and HIV/AIDS must be difficult. I've only just recently learnt (after watching a documentary on Malawi) that it is now possible for pregnant women who are HIV+ to be treated in late pregnancy, and then for their babies to receive treatment when born, to prevent the baby from being HIV+. That is brilliant. Their problem has been getting the message out to those affected women that this treatment is available. Blogging would be another avenue in which to spread such valuable information as this. If there are other bloggers in neighbouring African countries, you may also be able to share experiences and help each other. We do look forward to hearing about your lives and what can be done - but don't always wait for the questions from us - feel free to just tell us what you need to tell us :) I don't think we will be able to truly assess the value of social media for many years to come, when we can reflect on the changes that have occurred in the world - but based on just the last year alone, I suspect it will be enormous. Take care, Abdul and Albert, and we look forward to your future blogs. Regards Avril... Hello Abdul and Archie – welcome to the world of blogging.

The most valuable aspect of your blogging will be your ability to communicate to the outside world, the ways in which YOU believe we can best help you. It is fine for outsiders to come into your country, wishing to help and having all the right intentions, but if their help is not addressing the correct needs, then it can defeat the purpose, or at best, delay the outcome.

None of us can appreciate your experiences with your everyday life, and what can be done to solve the issue of poverty, but it is never a simple solution. This is your opportunity to inform us of how best to HELP YOU. There may be issues that we are totally unaware of that may cause complications, rather than assistance – and you shouldn’t be afraid to tell us.

Blogging gives you a voice, a powerful tool to use for your benefit. Don’t make the mistake of feeling you have to be grateful, or polite. Be truthful about what is really needed to help you and address the continuing issue of poverty in your country.

The issues of dealing with Malaria and HIV/AIDS must be difficult. I’ve only just recently learnt (after watching a documentary on Malawi) that it is now possible for pregnant women who are HIV+ to be treated in late pregnancy, and then for their babies to receive treatment when born, to prevent the baby from being HIV+. That is brilliant.

Their problem has been getting the message out to those affected women that this treatment is available. Blogging would be another avenue in which to spread such valuable information as this. If there are other bloggers in neighbouring African countries, you may also be able to share experiences and help each other.

We do look forward to hearing about your lives and what can be done – but don’t always wait for the questions from us – feel free to just tell us what you need to tell us :)

I don’t think we will be able to truly assess the value of social media for many years to come, when we can reflect on the changes that have occurred in the world – but based on just the last year alone, I suspect it will be enormous.

Take care, Abdul and Albert, and we look forward to your future blogs.

Regards
Avril…

]]> By: Aide-Memoire http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/2009/07/04/walking-bare-footed-into-unknown-to-reach-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Aide-Memoire Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:54:17 +0000 http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/?p=25#comment-35 <strong>Jambo to Action Aid Tanzania...</strong> Over the years I’ve  been conscious that much of the information we get about Africa is mediated by Western voices.  But here is an initiative that let’s us hear voices from on the ground.  In this case it is the folks from Action Aid in... Jambo to Action Aid Tanzania…

Over the years I’ve  been conscious that much of the information we get about Africa is mediated by Western voices.  But here is an initiative that let’s us hear voices from on the ground.  In this case it is the folks from Action Aid in…

]]> By: Cameron Reilly http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/2009/07/04/walking-bare-footed-into-unknown-to-reach-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Cameron Reilly Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:21:35 +0000 http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/?p=25#comment-32 Jambo Albert! I am looking forward to hearing your stories about the lives of people in Tanzania. Please help us understand what you believe the causes of the hardships are that people face there and what we, the people living in luckier countries, can do to help you improve the situation for your people. Jambo Albert! I am looking forward to hearing your stories about the lives of people in Tanzania. Please help us understand what you believe the causes of the hardships are that people face there and what we, the people living in luckier countries, can do to help you improve the situation for your people.

]]> By: Laurent J Wambura http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/2009/07/04/walking-bare-footed-into-unknown-to-reach-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Laurent J Wambura Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:28:51 +0000 http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/?p=25#comment-31 ActionAid Tanzania apart from doing study so that we can have informed position, we use participatory approach called Societies Tackling AIDS through Rights (STAR) to bring together community members at the grassroot critically analyse issues and challenges they face due to HIV/AIDS and plan action points to address them. Communities that have used the approach are empowered to demand for care and treatment services near to their localities. ActionAid Tanzania apart from doing study so that we can have informed position, we use participatory approach called Societies Tackling AIDS through Rights (STAR) to bring together community members at the grassroot critically analyse issues and challenges they face due to HIV/AIDS and plan action points to address them. Communities that have used the approach are empowered to demand for care and treatment services near to their localities.

]]> By: Laurent J Wambura http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/2009/07/04/walking-bare-footed-into-unknown-to-reach-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Laurent J Wambura Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:18:39 +0000 http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/?p=25#comment-30 Hi Kelli, My Name is Laurent Wambura and I am working as HIV/AIDS thematic advisor for ActionAid Tanzania. I have read you comments and your expressed need of knowing what we do in Tanzania on HIV and AIDS as ActionAid. Firstly, i would like to inform that HIV/AIDS prevalence in Tanzania is currently at an average of 5.7 percent from 7.0 percent of 2004. However, women are still higly infected in comparison to men at the rate of 6.7 percent now compared to that of 7.7 percent in 2004. That in total makes more than 1.5 million people living with HIV and our government intends to enroll 440,000 of them in Antiretroviral treatment (ART) reaching end of 2010. Secondly, in the study ActionAid Tanzania did in mid 2008 on community access to care and treatment services in remote areas in Tanzania indicated challenges in accessing treatment and care. Distance to health facilities,frequent out of stock opportunistic infection drugs and inadequate home based care services posed as major challenges. In fact, it is a year remaining for the set target of 440,000 people living with HIV to be under ART by 2010 and it is almost 50 percent reached. It is feared that due to global financial crisis, donor support will be reduced and affect even ARVs accessibility to those under ART. Hi Kelli,
My Name is Laurent Wambura and I am working as HIV/AIDS thematic advisor for ActionAid Tanzania. I have read you comments and your expressed need of knowing what we do in Tanzania on HIV and AIDS as ActionAid. Firstly, i would like to inform that HIV/AIDS prevalence in Tanzania is currently at an average of 5.7 percent from 7.0 percent of 2004. However, women are still higly infected in comparison to men at the rate of 6.7 percent now compared to that of 7.7 percent in 2004. That in total makes more than 1.5 million people living with HIV and our government intends to enroll 440,000 of them in Antiretroviral treatment (ART) reaching end of 2010. Secondly, in the study ActionAid Tanzania did in mid 2008 on community access to care and treatment services in remote areas in Tanzania indicated challenges in accessing treatment and care. Distance to health facilities,frequent out of stock opportunistic infection drugs and inadequate home based care services posed as major challenges. In fact, it is a year remaining for the set target of 440,000 people living with HIV to be under ART by 2010 and it is almost 50 percent reached. It is feared that due to global financial crisis, donor support will be reduced and affect even ARVs accessibility to those under ART.

]]> By: Polka Dot Bride http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/2009/07/04/walking-bare-footed-into-unknown-to-reach-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Polka Dot Bride Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:17:49 +0000 http://blogs.actionaid.org.au/tanzania/?p=25#comment-29 Welcome to blogging Albert :) I'm really interested in hearing more about your life and what you do every day. I'd love to hear your stories Welcome to blogging Albert :)

I’m really interested in hearing more about your life and what you do every day. I’d love to hear your stories

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