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Julius Nyerere:
Rais wa Kwanza wa Tanzania!
(First President of Tanzania)
Nyerere (1922-1999) was the first president of Tanzania.
Click above on the Tanzanian flag to learn about Nyerere's life
and his socialist philosophy of "Ujamaa," or "Familyhood."
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Kutoa Hadithi
(Telling Stories)
Story-telling in East Africa is an important way to connect
with family and transmit cultural values. Stories can often
serve the purpose of teaching a lesson or moral. To demonstrate
this, I have written a story in Swahili to illustrate a very
important East African proverb. Click above on the family to
read my story!
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Who made this thing,
anyway?
I did, actually. My name is Sarah
Chelius and I am a student at Penn State University. If you want
to find out more about me, click on my face.
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If you want to
find out more about East African culture and the Swahili
language, here are some interesting links:
Penn State
Kiswahili 2 Class:
Click on the
link to see pictures of my Swahili class and get directed to the
web sites of my classmates.
United African Alliance Community Center
I am
including this link so that you can learn about a community
center in Arusha, Tanzania. It was founded by Pete and Charlotte
O'Neal, who left the United States during the Civil Rights
movement as part of the Black Panther Party.
Tanzanian Tourist Board
The
Tanzanian Tourist Board is an excellent resource for travelers
to Tanzania or people who are interested in East African
culture.
An
English--Swahili (na Kiswahili--Kiingereza) Dictionary
Translate
all of your favorite words into Swahili!
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