I have received an agriculture assignment in eastern central Tanzania, and it is a new Peace corps site - I will be the first volunteer at my village. (I know you might want to know more specifically where I will be in-country, but Peace corps advises not to disclose specific locations on public blogs. If you want more information, feel free to contact me personally.)
I am the only new agriculture volunteer in my region, but there are two new health volunteers in my region: one shares a banking town with me, and the other is in our region but in a different district with a different banking town. (A banking town is, incidentally, where one goes to withdraw money from the bank, seeing as most villages operate on cash only.)
During my placement interview and in the questionnaire we filled out, I was very open to where I was willing to be sent - many people said they wanted cooler, mountainous regions, such as Kilimanjaro or the southern highlands. The only things I said I wanted were that it would be nice if there was a Catholic community I could get involved in, that I was interested in learning more about beekeeping, and other than that, put me where my skills (working with animals) could be best used.
So I got stuck with the hot, flat, semi-arid, animal-herding and grain-growing middle zone of the country. And I couldn't be more excited. :)
From the little description Peace corps has given us, my region has opportunities with animal husbandry, water projects, and nutrition education, all of which I'm excited about. Other possibilities include tree planting, gardening, and environmental education.
Did I mention my region is the winemaking capital of the country? Bonus.
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