Soteropoulos Family Tanzania, March 2013

Lake Victoria

Ganako School

Mt. Kilimanjaro

What an incredible experience we had in Tanzania! The people are so warm and friendly, the landscape stunning and the wild life amazing. Trip of a lifetime.

Enjoy the pictures----Alexia, Paula & Takis

Alexia’s penpal, Miriam. Miriam is 14 years old, loves biology and chemistry and aspires to be an accountant.Miriam walks 5 Km each way, every day to school. She is considered one of the students who lives close by.

An unfinished project to build a water holding tank. This tank is too small to hold sufficient water to get through the dry season. It is what inspired us to focus on a new water tank project!

Lake Victoria

The Shanga Workshop was founded as a for-profit company to create a

community that would support and empower those Tanzanians who have been marginalized by their disabilities. Disabled Tanzanians are able to realize

their potential, develop new skills, build relationships based on respect and improve their own lives. Using recycled materials, they produce beautiful glassware and jewelry.

Our final stop in Arusha

What we brought back home with us:• Wood carved by local artisans; beaded crafts supporting the micro

businesses empowering Maasai women; glassware and jewelry from the Shanga workshop.

• Perspective:• Be kind to the earth---recycle, recycle, recycle• Don’t take clean water for granted• Spend more time with family and friends, shut off the

technology• Smile and say “Jambo” to everyone you meet• Appreciate the simple; relish the colors around us• And finally, HAKUNA MATATA