Health

When we think about the health of an individual there are three main aspects to consider. There is the genetic health issues passed from generation to generation, there are the health that the environment inflicts upon you such malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea, Cholera etc  and then there is the health that your body deals with which is nutrition based, lack of a god balanced diet can cause many health concerns.

There are clearly some aspects of health that are not within the control of the individual while there are some apects that are. It is there aspects that the Livingstone Tanzania Trust want to examine.

Poor health caused by ignorance can be tackled through education.

Where to start?

in 2009 we trained the Waangwaray Women’s groups to make fuel efficient stoves which reduce the amount of firewood being burnt and with small chimneys takes the smoke out of the kitchen. Breathing disorders caused by smoke inhalation can be fatal. by drawing attention to this problem and offering a solution we are able to demonstrate a positive impact of our work

In 2011 we launched a clean hands saves lives campaign which is targeted at school children and the need to wash your hands.

We are also raising funds to hold community seminar to link farming, diet to health.I we can create the link in the farmers minds that growing a small amount of vegetables along side the staples crops, then they can start to improve their diet, and give their bodies a better chance of keeping fit and healthy. This is not rocket science.