Building Healing Community in Africa through Agriculture

Ropheka Nephesh Start Date: Sep 4, 2023 - End Date: Sep 3, 2024
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Leadership/Training Program
  • Professional Development
  • Tanzania

My Travel Story

by: Ropheka Nephesh Start Date: Sep 4, 2023 - End Date: Sep 3, 2024
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Leadership/Training Program
  • Professional Development
Habari my name is Gebby. I lived in Tanzania for two years and it changed my life. I am from New Orleans originally. During the pandemic I decided to go on a spiritual journey. I ended up  spending time among  amazing people making a difference in thier communities.  I made new family and friends for life. They are doing the best with what they have. I also got in touch with nature and farming as I left the city of Dar Es Salaam and went to live in the Usamabaras mountains. The people of Tanzania are industrious,talented and  hard working people.They are resilent and resourceful. I have 3 projects in which the common denominator is farming. The first is  with a Pastor and his wife who run an NGO impacting over  200 local children. It is amazing how much they do with so little. I would like to help them get establish a community center for the children. They also have farm land they would like to develop to fund the NGO. My second project  is with a traditional herbalist who cured himself from diabetes. His herbs also helped me when I fell sick. He has his own line of herbal products. I would like to help him expand his business. He is growing his own herbs. He  owns farm land which he is cultivating to grow medicinal herbs.  Third is a young man I met in the Usambaras mountains. He is a school teacher and the village midwife. He has been delivering babies since he was 15 years old. I would like to help him establish a birthing center. He has a lot of farm land and he would like to develop it to help fund the center. We will establish a healing refuge community. 

  • Tanzania

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  • Sweet Potato Farm In Africa

    Sweet Potato farm in Africa
    This is my friend who is an herbalist growing sweet potatoes.