Urithi Wetu
@urithiwetutz
We engage in research and community services for heritage studying, preserving, promoting and sustainable use for transforming lives and maintaining peace.
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http://www.urithiwetu.org 06-09-2016 15:24:50
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The island of #Chole in #Mafia has excellent monuments! Do visit them when you travel to #MafiaIsland Photo credit: Elgidius Ichumbaki, Ph.D.
#JibondoIsland is an important area for those interested in learning from fishers on what it means to live on island where #fishing and #seaweedfarming are the only livelihood options. #Coastalhistory #BlueEconomy #MafiaIsland Photo credit: Elgidius Ichumbaki, Ph.D.
Listening to #testimonies of some #visitors to the completed #exhibition on #slavetrade #remembrance tells a lot about the value of works University of Dar es Salaam & University of St Andrews team is doing. #Culturalprotectionfund British Council Arts Department for Culture, Media and Sport Richard Bates
Together with Tanzania Forest Services Agency & #localcommunity in #Kijitokamba fishing village, we’re planting #mangrovetrees around #WindeComplex. It’s part of mitigating #climatechangeimpacts by #Culturalprotectionfund. @udsmofficial British Council Arts Department for Culture, Media and Sport Richard Bates
The University of Dar es Salaam and Royal Agricultural University team is in #Pemba working on a The British Academy funded project investigating #climatechangeimpacts on #coastalheritage & people’s livelihoods.
#DrAnnalisaChristie of Royal Agricultural University explaining how #climatechange affects #fishingcommunities & causing #coastalerosion in #Mtangani, #Pemba. The fieldwork is part of #GiveUsVoiceProject implemented by researchers from University of Dar es Salaam Royal Agricultural University & funded by The British Academy
The University of Dar es Salaam & Royal Agricultural University team implementing #GiveUsVoiceProject funded by The British Academy continues with their research on the #IndianOceanIslands. This time, we welcome you to enjoy the success story of a #seaweed farmer—Fatuma. Elgidius Ichumbaki, Ph.D.
Our research team implementing the #GiveUsVoiceProject funded by the The British Academy is continuing with fieldwork in #Zanzibar moving between #Chwaka, #UngujaUkuu & #Timbatu documenting #tangible and #intangible #coastalheritage in the context of #climatechange.
My colleague, collaborator and student Claudia Lubao chemical_tz is trending in #Tanzania’s social media platforms following her well-deserved passing of the viva voce examination at University of St Andrews. All members of our Urithi Wetu research group are proud of you!
On this 5th May 2025 and the same date every year, we celebrate Africa’s #Worldheritageday. Let’s join and support every initiative to protect our #cultural and #natural #heritage for the benefit of both present and future generations. Elgidius Ichumbaki, Ph.D.
