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JAMBO AFRICA

“In East Africa I quickly learned that less is more and that I had not lived until I had smelled the damp evening air, day's dust and night's fires, heard lion cubs meowing by a track-side puddle, and laughed with women whose lifestyle and language are so different from my own. The dance along the equatorial rift will continue for my lifetime!”

Programs

Jambo Africa                             Adventure Africa
Grades 3 through adult                               K throught 3
Audience maximum: 150                            Audience maximum: 40

Venture with Gail LaRocca on a spectacular audiovisual safari and explore the culture, wildlife and landscape of Tanzania, East Africa. It’s a full hour of sharing how most of the rest of the world lives!

Gaze across the sun baked plains dotted with extinct volcanoes and soda lakes swarming with flamingos.  Be still and watch as the giraffe periscope through stands of yellow-barked acacia and adolescent elephants joust at the waterhole.

Visit with the Maasai warriors tending their precious cattle, Hadza hunter-gatherers, Kusuma farmers, village merchants and school children.  Discover the striking cultural differences and abundant similarities to our own lifestyle.

Examine a nation where clean water, access to health care and job opportunities is a challenge.  See the delight on the faces of youngsters wearing soccer uniforms brought over from the States.

Both programs follow a similar format:  Swahili introduction and donning of three clothing styles by student volunteers; 20 minutes of fast-paced images; a robust segment of question and answer.

Here is the distinction between the two programs:

Adventure Africa – Set in a more intimate classroom setting, Gail passes around artifacts that include, jewelry, work tools, and clothing. She asks, and answers, a full range of questions about animals and childhood activities.

Jambo Africa - Participants will engage in a lively discussion with Gail about the challenges facing Tanzania: health, education, water resources, job opportunities, infrastructure and political atmosphere.  A breadth of questions are answered about body adornments, photographic films and camera lens, lion behavior, climate - you name it!

Rates

Jambo Africa:  $375/one program; $650/two programs. Same location.


Adventure Africa:  $500/two programs; $650/three programs.  Same location.


*Travel: 40 cents per mile, each way. Calculated on Mapquest from Winchester MA 01890 to your location.

*Technical requirements: A room that can be completely darkened.  Gail brings audiovisual equipment and accessories.

To book:   GailALaRocca@cs.com  or cell: 617.285.7307

About Gail LaRocca

Gail LaRocca began her annual travels to Tanzania in 1994 as a safari assistant and photographer.  Her most recent trips have focused on service projects: installation of sand water filters, instruction on hygiene fundamentals, and distribution of soccer uniforms to African youth.

Gail graduated from Mount Holyoke College, earned an MBA from Boston College and continues her study of Swahili and digital photography. A lifelong resident of Massachusetts, she is a lecturer on East African culture and wildlife, a contract house painter, a fitness instructor and is on the Board of Directors of the Winchester Rotary Club.

 

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