The Hadzabe are one of, if not the last of the indigenous hunter and gather tribes remaining in Tanzania. This tribe, with deep and ancient roots, is located approximately 200 kilometers Southwest of Arusha. These nomadic people live a traditional lifestyle in primitive huts with little protection from rain. Many still hunt and gather according to their culture. While the Hadzabe still use their native language, some have learned Swahili.
The Hadzabe live in earthen huts, which can have leaking roofs during rainy periods. One of our local partners, PAWACAP, requested assistance from The Ladybug Project to help purchase 100 tarps to cover the huts. This simple step of covering up the roofs can had a big impact for a relatively small sum of money.
The Hadzabe's limited water supplies from streams and ponds have been increasingly contaminated by pesticides, fertilizers, and cattle, leading to sickness among their people. The Ladybug Project made a substantial contribution towards the drilling of a well that will provide the Hadzabe community with a reliable source of clean water.
PAWACAP expects to complete the well in the fall of 2024!
Hadzabe tribal members
Boniface Mchome from the Arkatani Primary School visits with members of the Hadzabe tribe as a representative of The Ladybug Project
The Ladybug Project made a substantial contribution to PAWACAP's goal of drilling a well for the Hadzabe
Hadzabe people with Zakayo Mwamlima of PAWACAP discussing future well
Hadzabe receiving 100 roof tarps donated by the Ladybug Project
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