The publication · 2016
The Village Heart
A glimpse inside the villages of Tanzania and the impact of clean water.
- Author
- Maryvonne Pool
- Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 157
A photographic record of African Reflections Foundation’s early work in rural Tanzania — the villages, the wells, and the women and children whose lives are bound up with access to clean water.
At publication, the book was created to help support further clean-water work for women in rural Tanzania.
Inside The Village Heart
Origins
The drought in Mkuranga, the village of Mwarusembe, and the encounter that began the Foundation.
Water
Why access to clean water sits underneath every other outcome in a village.
Women
The women who led the work in their own communities — farming groups, savings, leadership.
Education
Schools built of mud and sticks, wells at school gates, and what changed for pupils.
Villages
Daily life across the Pwani region, photographed over years of field visits.
Agriculture
Crops, harvests and the small commercial farms that grew out of reliable water.
Human stories
Maua, Monica, Hadija and Mama Mbonde, in their own places.
Supporters
The people around the world who funded wells, solar systems and school fees.
Photography
Documentary portraiture from Mkuranga — the archive at the heart of the book.
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Who made this book
The Village Heart was produced by a small team. Their credits are reproduced here as printed in the publication.
Founder & Author
Maryvonne Pool
Photography, Design & Page Layout
Samuel Mwanga
Editor
Karen Flewelling
Editor & Page Layout
Karissa Punjani
Design & Page Layout
Tracy Moore
Photo credit
Samuel Mwanga & Maryvonne Pool
Final editing
Karen Flewelling & Karissa Punjani
Printer
Emirates Printing Press, Dubai