Danish film expert to Bongo Dox

Jakob takes it to Bongo

Left photo: Bongodox 1 created awareness in the local society. Now Bongodox 2 is making progress as they are upgrading skills in film making.

In this respect we are happy that Danish film expert Jakob Bo Nielsen will take his expertise to Bongo Camping, where he will interact with the local documentary team Bongodox, focusing on specific tasks for a period of two weeks (December 7th - 21th, 2011). We´ll follow Jakob and Bongodox at www.bongodox.com.

Framework

Jakob Bo Nielsen will be making a step forward in positive exchange of expertise at Bongo Camping. The previous history of the development platform goes like this:

2006: The group behind Bongo Camping emerges nearby Tukuyu Town and Mt. Rungwe in Tanzania

2007: Bongo opens up for projects, research, teaching - and travellers from all over the world

Activities

Present (2011): Kindergarten, Documentary Project and Campsite.

Foreign students & researchers have taken part in projects, research and fieldwork in many areas, some of which are:

2010/2011: Media science & Anthropology (Katrine Brücker, Denmark. 5-months project with a local group)

2009: Civil society work (Loui Algren, Denmark)

2008: Geology (Karen Fontijn, Belgium. Volcanology Fieldwork. Held se

minars and classes at Bongo Camping)

2007: Business Management (Nabil Chaykh, Denmark. Bongo Entrepreneurship Programme)

2007: Music, theatre & literature (Kasper Dafson. Founding of Kisamakibo - The Artists from Bongo Camping)

2007: Hiv/aids (Kasper Dafson. Co-teacher at courses for adults and students at Bongo Camping)

Contact:

Write to bongocamping@gmail.com

Bongo Camping Kindergarten, Summer 2011, with teachers Joyce and Aneth.

People and Sunshine

At Bongo Camping one of our big pleasures is when we serve as the meeting spot. When people meet in travelling, across cultures, ethnicities and languages, wonderful things occur. That´s when the sun shines a bit more and even rainy days are a thrill.

Our visitor Robert from Germany writes in his blog:

"Ankunft im Bongocamping... hinten rechts unser gruenes Zelt gut getarnt... hier verweilten wir 3 Naechte und traffen viele Globetrotter, u.a. Motorradfahrer aus Belgien und ein polnisches Paar mit Auto, die ein Jahr quer durch Afrika fahren...interessante Anregungen;)"

Photo of Bongo Camping, by Robert from his website: http://tanzaniarob.blogspot.com/

Where Globetrotters and Tanzanians meet, that´s when sunshine and new visions govern our platform. And this - beside the income opportunities in growing travellers´ inflow - keeps up hopes for the local civil society organisation Kumbe, the owner of Bongo Camping.