Isla Gilmore's blog
Bringing clean water to rural Tanzania
Posted by Isla Gilmore in Concern Blog | 15 February 2010 |
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As a city girl, it’s hard for me to imagine life without water coming from the tap. Many people, however, do not have this luxury. Earlier this month, I met a woman whose life has been changed thanks to Concern’s water programme in rural Tanzania.
A lifeline for farmers in Tanzania
Posted by Isla Gilmore in Concern Blog | 11 January 2010 |
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In November last year, I saw an emergency intervention – the very heart of Concern Worldwide’s work.
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30 years in Tanzania
Concern recently marked its 30th anniversary in Tanzania. I’ve just spent a week in Iringa, the first area Concern worked in the country, to see how things have changed in this time.
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Climate change and Tanzania
Posted by Isla Gilmore in Concern Blog | 5 November 2009 |
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Unless you’re a devoted environmentalist it can be confusing keeping up with all the forums, summits and conferences dedicated to the reduction of climate change.
Changing attitudes in rural Tanzania
I meet a woman in one of the poorest villages in Tanzania. Her name is Fatuma Ismail. She is the same age as me, 30, and has five children. She is a widow with nobody to turn to for support.
The unsung heroes
Faced with tough choices, African women struggle in a way that I will never know.
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