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Journeys to the Sea
31
Jul

Journeys to the Sea- The Tale of Mangapwani Multipurpose Port: A Village’s Journey with the Ocean

July 31, 2024,
By Rashid Mabrouk Ali, Tanzania My name is Rashid, I am 33 years old, and this is my story about the ocean. The story is about Mangapwani-Bubwini; A place where the government of Zanzibar decided to build a multipurpose port. They called it Mangapwani but I called it home. Mangapwani–Bubwini, My Village. While the government...
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29
Jul

Journeys to the Sea: Rising Waters

July 29, 2024,
By Harrison Ong’anda, Kenya My first memory of the ocean was when I visited my uncle in Mombasa in 1983. This was way back when I was still in high school. One day my uncle took me to the beach, and I could see that the beach was fairly dry, but as we continued to...
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26
Jul

Journeys to the Sea: A Red Blinking Light

July 26, 2024,
Aciano Lipangue, Mozambique   We are a country linked to the sea. Our histories as a coastal people are all tied to the sea. We maintain our cultural heritage and loyal roots to the secular ancestral practices. Our histories comprise gastronomy, fishing, sea sports, and traditional beliefs all tied to the Indian Ocean that borders...
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24
Jul

Journeys to the Sea: The Blue Water

July 24, 2024,
By Maria  Kibindu, Tanzania When I think about the ocean, I think about the blue water. I think about the blue water with the different types of fishes. I think about various biodiversity, beaches and the sun. I think about a place that people go to refresh their minds. It is a place you can...
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22
Jul

Journeys to the Sea: Memories by the Sea

July 22, 2024,
By Fanomezantsoa Randrianarisoa, Madagascar I must have been seven years old when my parents decided to take my three sisters and me on a seaside vacation. It was our very first seaside adventure, and I could never have imagined how the trip would be memorable. We arrived in a small seaside resort in the eastern...
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19
Jul

Journeys to the Sea: Feelings of freedom

July 19, 2024,
Niroshini Leelodharry, Mauritius My first memory of the ocean is associated with the popular TV serial ‘Les Dents de La Mer’, which used to be broadcasted on the local TV channels in Mauritius. The serial was about people getting killed by sharks whilst enjoying the beach during holidays. I can still remember the opening music...
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17
Jul

Journeys to the Sea: Blue Immensity

July 17, 2024,
By Ali Islame Farouk – Comoros I was born in my mother’s village in the Southwest of the Comoros, which is a long way from the ocean, but I grew up in my father’s coastal village in the Southeast. I’ve been in contact with the ocean ever since I was a child, and I’ve always...
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15
Jul

Journeys to the Sea: Beyond the Seashells on the Seashore

July 15, 2024,
By Jacqueline Uku, Kenya My first memory of the ocean was being on a family holiday by the ocean when I was young. I remember collecting seashells and building sandcastles. At that point in time, I never looked beyond the seashore into the deep ocean, and I never realised how much more there was to...
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12
Jul

Journeys to the Sea: A Multifaceted Ocean

July 12, 2024,
By Rabeca Manuel Nhancale, Mozambique For me, the ocean is a vast body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth’s surface. My first memory of the ocean, so to speak, was realising its vital importance to our planet. It plays a crucial role in regulating the climate, the water cycle, producing oxygen, absorbing carbon...
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10
Jul

Journeys to the Sea: The servant of the sea

July 10, 2024,
By Maria Pentzel, Tanzania I grew up in the Usambara Mountains, so I had little access to the ocean when I was young. We were lucky, our grandparents lived in a city where the ocean was nearby at Tanga city. During most visits we felt like we had to go to the beach somehow, especially...
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