Tanzania - Day 8 Chicken Coop & Water

Today we visited a number of the social enterprise initiatives at the eco boma. The pig raising facility has shifted to chickens - there was a health issue with the pigs so the community has pivoted and is now beginning to raise chickens. The chickens will provide eggs for the students at the school and the community. We also spied the bee hives - keeping our distance since they're not known to be the happiest of bees. The bee hives are adjacent the former water source. A large area was previously damned and nature filled it with water when the rains came - sadly the elephants discovered the water source and destroyed one side of the dam. Finding a solution is important for the community - and managing elephants isn't a realistic option. Fortunately they don't like bees so perhaps some more bee hives will help save the day once the dam is repaired.
​In the afternoon some of the team did a few hours of community head washing. Lack of water and soap lead to some issues with fungal and other infections. The group washed some heads and provided soap and instruction to some of the families for future care.