PLANTS COUNT!
THE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE OF SELF RELIANC
E
A COLLABORATION BETWEEN AYA AND KIBOLEBOLE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES
AYA TANZANIA PRESENTS:
Kujenga Nguvu
Buildi ng our po wer is cr itical to our survi al and advanceme nt as a pe ople. The po wer to feed, clot he, shelt er, and heal o urselves -- the po wer to defend ou r land, our people, an d our cultu ral creati ons -- th e power to educate our childre n about t he strat egies we use to servi ce our peo ple, and the science and mathe matics th at undergir d those strat egies. This is Kujenga Nguvu.
M
eet Our
Team
Whether in thei
r capaci
ties as Co-Di
rectors of
Kibolebo
le Educational Inst
itute, or
Instructors
at
AYA
Educational In
stitute,
Eve
lyn and Baoku Du
duyemi
have bee
n a formidable t
eam in servi
ce of the
education
of Afrikan
people for mo
re than a decade.
Lothy Mollel grew up on the Maasai Bo
ma,
an
d
graduated first in his
clas
s as a safari guide.
His
knowledge
of Arusha, it's infrastruct
ure and local
flora and fau
na as well as hi
s love for
the children
of
Tanzania are e
vident in
his daily work.
His attent
ion
to det
ail is unmis
takable.
Flora & Fauna Guide
Logistics Manager
Lothy Mollel
TLW Urban Growe
r
WHB Facilitator
B
aoku Dudu
yemi
Physics & Mat
h Instructor
WHB Facilitator
Evelyn Duduyem
i
Agriculture
Afrikans created the first civilizati
on, and with
it, the fi
rst metho
ds
of sustai
ning
a people. Tribes famous
in Tanzania for
farming in t
he ujamaa style i
nclude the
Nyaturu, Nyeramba, and
Nyisanzu, Warangi, and Wairaq.
There is
no one
famous
farmer--there are
Afrikan men
and women, wo
rking to su
stain thei
r
families and their peo
ple. The
re are only t
hree weste
rn style groce
ry stores in
Northern
Tanzania. T
here are hundreds
of open ai
r markets. T
hese are fille
d
with produce that is grown in e
very yard, every back ro
ad
an
d every main
road
throughout the regi
on. Seven
ty percent of the Tanzanian
population grows
food.
Urban Gardening Has Deep Roots
70%
Wha
t is being re
membered in the US has not been
forgotten in Tanzania...yet.
Invasive
Species
50
0 Chinese companies in
Tanzania and 800+ Chinese firms
poised to enter the market
Single Saudi e
nergy firm slated
to "invest" $9B in infrastructure,
real e
state and health
Pullin
g Us Away From G
rowing
While
Push
ing Us Off The
Land
A South
A
frikan Story
80%
Af
rikan
s
20%
Eur
opea
ns
10%
Ara
ble l
and
"You are 95% of the populati
on. Why have
n't you run
the Boers
off of t
he land?"
---Baoku
"The people
must relearn
how to su
stain themselves in o
rder to sust
ain a fight."
---South
Afrikan Grow
er
Feedin
g the Soil
A recen
t graduate will be
selected fro
m
Arusha's prem
ier teacher's co
llege and
awarded a competitive salary to learn to
teach "The
AYA Way".
01.
Studen
ts will mee
t after scho
ol and on
Saturdays
t
o
take
classes
and
conduct
research.
02.
Local commun
ity elders wi
ll share thei
r
wisdom
and experiences
related to
agriculture in Tanzania.
03.
Studen
ts in the
US will have
the
opportun
ity to st
udy in parallel to
their
Tanzanian counterparts.
The Afrikan
an
d
Diasporan cohorts will m
eet regularly to
exchange i
nformation
and ideas.
04.
Teacher Training
Elder Expertise
Student Driven
US Cohorts
Educati
onal Innovatio
n to Co
unter
the Threat
Teache
r Training
A recen t graduate will be selected from A rusha's premier teacher's college and awarded a competit ive salary to learn to te ach "The AYA Way".
Educati
onal Innovatio
n to Co
unter
the Threat
Student
Driven
Studen ts will me et after sch ool and on Saturdays to take classes and conduct research.
Educati
onal Innovatio
n to Co
unter
the Threat
Elder Expertise
Local commu nity elders will share their wisdom and e xpe riences related to agricultur e in Tanzania.
Educati
onal Innovatio
n to Co
unter
the Threat
US Cohorts
Studen ts in th e US will have the opportun ity to st udy in parallel to their Tanzanian coun terparts. The Afrikan and Diasporan coh orts will meet regularly to exch an ge info rmation and ide as.
Educati
onal Innovatio
n to Co
unter
the Threat
Feedin
g the Soil
Protect Tanzanian agricultural heritage Improve math and scien ce proficiency in Tan zania through the study of agricultural science
Educati
onal Innovatio
n to Co
unter
the Threat
Sowing Seeds for Afrik
an Sovereingty
There
is a profound
biochemistry
within t
he
traditio
nal healing that
has provided a self
-reliance
for our people. Chyo
te, aloe vera, and a v
ari
ety of
plants have been used to stitch
wounds, knock
out
malaria, and even
cure cancer.
The Sacred Life of Plants
An exploration of plant
architecture
an
d growth
patterns reveals beauti
ful and advanced
mathemati
cal truths.
Plants Can
Count!
Find out
how many le
eks you can plant
next to
your
carrots in your fron
t yard, how many
families you
can feed, and how much so
ap
you can make f
rom
goat milk.
Growth Mathem
atics
Could the mathematics
that runs laptops
,
satellites
and cell phones be hidden
in this
an
cient East
Afrikan
board game?
Binary Bao
Time to get our hands dirty and grow
plan
ts that
heal. Time to safari t
hrough the ope
n field and learn
about all of the foo
d that grows w
ild in Mt Me
ru's
shadow.
The Medicin
e Garden
Get to know Nana George Washington
Carver as we
study his life in
service of
Afrikan people,
an
d use his
work to prepare young Tanzan
ians to fo
llow his
example.
Countdown to
Carver
The Sa
cred Life of
Plants
There
is a profoun
d biochemist
ry
within the tradit
ional healin
g
that
has provide
d a self-reliance
for our
people.
Chyote, aloe
vera, and a
variety
of plants have
been used
to
stitch
wounds, knock out malaria,
and even
cure cancer.
Sow
ing See
ds for A
frikan
Soverei
ngty
Growth
Ma
thematics
Find out how many
leeks you
can
plant ne
xt to your
carrots in yo
ur
front
yard, how many
families you
can feed,
and how much
soap you
can make f
rom goat milk.
Sow
ing See
ds for A
frikan
Soverei
ngty
The Medicine
Garden
Time to get our
hands dirty and gro
w
plants t
hat heal. Time to safari
through the open
field and learn
about all of the fo
od that grows
wild
in Mt
Meru's shadow.
Sow
ing See
ds for A
frikan
Soverei
ngty
Plants Ca
n Count!
An exploration of
plan
t architectur
e
and growt
h patterns re
veals
beautiful and advanced
mathemat
ical truths.
Sow
ing See
ds for A
frikan
Soverei
ngty
Binary Bao
Could th
e mathematics
that runs
laptops, satellites and cell
ph
ones be
hidden
in this anci
ent East Af
rikan
board game?
Sow
ing See
ds for A
frikan
Soverei
ngty
Countdo
wn to
Carver
Nana George
Washington
Carver's
science
teacher to
ld to him, "Learn
all you can
George and brin
g it back
to o
ur people." In t
his project we
combine
the visi
on of bo
th Carver
and Nyerere
to guide o
ur using math
and scien
ce to place agricut
ure at
the ce
nter of
our service.
Sow
ing See
ds for A
frikan
Soverei
ngty
A Harv
est from
Home
Tanzania's cult
ure and self-
reliance
is under att
ack. Your
support of AYA Tanzania w
ill
help protect a stron
gh
old of
Afrikan agr
icultural self-
suffi
ciency and familyhood
for gen
erations to come.
Ju
lius Kambarage
Nyerere
"We must now give it
[agriculture] the central place
in all our development
planning. For agr
iculture is
indeed the foundation of a
ll
our progress."
Lead Tan
ganyika/T
anzania f
rom 1962-1985
APRIL/MAY
$10,000
MAY/JUNE
$10,000
JUNE/JULY
$10,000
$30,000
in 3 mon
ths!
It's a substantial goal. It's a substantial project.
The impact of this wor
k will be felt
for years to
come. Your Tanzan
ian children and
grandchildren, who
retain the abilit
y to grow
their
own food, will
be able to fight, h
eal and
build for our people in ways
that those
who
have lost the ability to feed themse
lves will not
.
Please give
what you can.
Please spread th
e
word. Please join the US Cohort. Please
volunte
er on eith
er side of t
he ocean.
Contact Us
Website : www.kibolebole
.c
om
Email
: info@kibolebo
le.com
Pho
ne : +255 748 412 032
PLANTS COUNT!
ASANTE SANA!
