On our first local visit through town and already the cameras were snapping along for women carrying everything and anything upon their heads. Went to Mesiaki Kimerei's house/studio where he creates water filters. We had a great presentation about how he makes his water filters by hand, as well as interlocking bricks for building homes. (If you want more info contact me as I have his email address).
Also had a presentation about stingless bees and how they collect their honey (we even had a taste test!)
On to Shanga River House Co-Op/Coffee Plantation! Motto at the Co-Op is" Kindness is a language which blind people see and deaf people
hear."
Here people can get jobs despite if they have a disability. We saw men working with recycled glass to help create beautiful artwork, women beading, sewing and crafting. We had a mini Tanazian sign-language class where we learned a few words for the animals we were to see in a few days.
Learned ALL about coffee and how to go from planting, proper picking, shelling, drying, etc. I even helped the women carry the coffee beans into the storage house (it was very heavy and took many of us to carry!).
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