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Leading by example Salum Yermia Lalago is married with two daughters, Juliana (13) and Happiness (4). The family lives in Lalago village which is part of Dakama Area Development Programme (ADP). Salum’s family is fully involved in ADP activities and he is a village health volunteer. Salum has done his job well. In his village most children under five and women of childbearing age are immunised, severe malnutrition has been significantly reduced and the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets has increased. When not undertaking his health responsibilities, Salum is a farmer. Last year the ADP trained him in improved methods of farming. Instead of the traditional way of scattering seed, he was taught to carefully plant the seeds in rows. The ADP also provided him high yield maize seeds at a subsidised price. Salum employed the methods he was taught and reaped the benefits. His crop this season was a bumper eight 90kg bags an acre; double that of the previous year. Salum is keen to pass on what he has learned about farming to other members of his village too. Though Juliana is currently in grade five, Salum has big plans for her and Happiness, who is still a preschooler. “I intend for my children to get quality schooling, completing their education through to university level,” he says. “I want them to have a brighter future, as expressed in World Vision Tanzania’s motto ‘Bringing hope to the children of Tanzania’. “I am grateful for the support Dakama ADP and World Vision give us. The techniques we learn are of benefit to us and are sustainable.” |
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DAKAMA STORY ARCHIVE 2007 Conserving the future Thanks from the heart! Snippets Counting down 2006 Achievements in Numbers Good News from Dakama Learning to farm Healthy living 2005 Snippets Through the eyes of an old man Leading by example 2004 Snippets Achievements to-date 2003 Then and now Spreading the word
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