Garson is a Tanzanian musician from Arusha and one of the leading figures in the hip hop band known as X-plasters. Like his colleagues, he like singing and producing songs, but once all the studio work has been done, there is no one to take the finished product to the market. - ‘Once finished, I take my songs to the local radio station and to friends. And that is all’, he says. He adds that artists should be able to make benefit from their work.

First of all I would like to appreciate VoicesofAfrica for creating such chances of working in media. My experience was very instructive. - Despite some obstacles, I could easily interview different people on different subjects. My plan in future is to focus more in media and filming as a part of my life.

Despite his disability that hinders almost each of his movements, Levokatus Christophe has managed to make himself indispensable for the lames of his area, Arusha, in the North of Tanzania. He makes wheel chairs for fellow lames, and teach at the local school for the lames known as CHUO CHA WALEMAVE. - His parents were able to send him to primary school and then to the technical college located in the capital Dar es Salaam. He has a wife and kids. In this short report, I visited his workshop and talked to him.

Farmers in northern Tanzania do not understand what is happening to them, or at least to their crops. The rain came too late and was not enough. And when it started raining, wild animals, especially pigs and monkeys from neighbouring national parks started eating the crops. - This short mobile report shows one maze plantation visited by monkeys and pigs. It shows how peasants are organizing themselves to save the season.

The Tanzanian government has been struggling to increase employment rates in rural areas, but the number of unemployed is still high. I areas like Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza, Dodoma, Morogoro, and a little bit in Mbeya, jobs are still easy to find. - In other places like in Urambo district in the region of Tabora, finding a job is the hardest thing.

The trainees and teachers of the Kilimanjaro Film Institute in Arusha recently organized an excursion to the nearby farms to discover the realities of there. - They consider such experiences as essential to future film makers.

The United African Alliance Community Center (UAACC) located in Imbasen village, not far from Arusha is fostering cultural diversities among the major tribes of the region. Recently, students coming from the Bondayi tribe from Tanga, Maasai tribe from Arusha, Wairaq tribe from Manyara and Wamere tribe also from Arusha, gathered to display their dances and traditions. - This short mobile video shows the latest show.

United African Alliance Community Center (UAACC) is a community center that located in Imbasen village and it is enlightening the Arumeru people in skills such as arts, music, computer, and other skills that emerge day after day. This community center is located in the city of Arusha. - On june12, 2009 several students from the Community Center got a chance to participate on the program called Bridge kids at their conference. The Bridge kid is an organization in USA that helps the kids to get fund. One project on the agenda is the shooting of a film on girl rights. This report gives the impressions of one participant

Due to a poor road network, many Tanzanians prefer to take the train to travel from Dar es Salaam in the East to Kigoma in the West and vice-versa. However, the train is not always offering a solution to the transport issue. On 19 May, a train from Dar es Salaam spent 15 hours in Morogoro region after having an accident. - A lot of passengers were complaining that is kind of accident has become frequent. Moreover, when an accident takes places, repairs take long.

Majority of Tanzanians own now a mobile phone. Yet, that same majority live below the poverty limit. The most amazing thing is that even the poorest's priority is to hold the latest version of a mobile phone. - There are four main companies providing phone services : Vodacom, Zain, Tigo and Zantel. They cater for more than three millions subscribers.

While driving from Arusha to Dar es Salaam, a bus known as Happy Nation nearly had an accident when the from glass on the driver side broke. The driver managed to control the bus and to proceed with the journey. - This short video shows the bus.

A group of local Tanzanians in the Tabora region have started expanding existing schools and building new ones, in an effort to allow a maximum of children to have access to education. - This video shows Labour minister Juma Kapuya encouraging the volunteers.

Tanzanian high school pupils are facing hardship due to English language difficulties. In fact, from kindergarten to the end of primary school, pupils hardly come across English, while the latter is the language of instruction in secondary school. - In this video report, people from Tabora call for the introduction of English even at lower levels of education.

Mobile phones have entered Tanzanians’ daily lives and have completely changed their lives, and the way they conduct business. The most amazing thing is that even the poor a possess hand-held phones. May foreigners coming to Tanzania wonder why people prefer to buy phones before buying other basic commodities. - There are four main companies providing phone services such: Vodacom, Zain, Tigo and Zantel. In this mobile report, one Arusha resident gives his views on how the phone is changing his life.

Arushan women in northern Tanzania are struggling to earn money through small businesses. After a short walk through Arusha, a foreign visitor sees how women line their businesses along the roads. The most popular business in scotched maize or cons. - This mobile report features one of the sellers.

Julius Robert Kileo is a prosperous cobbler in Arusha, Tanzania. He likes his job and has been doing it for over twenty years. He manages to cater for his family and has no plan to engage in other trades. - In this mobile report, Julius says what it is like being a cobbler and shoe shiner in Arusha

The recent unprecedented growth of the northern Tanzania city of Arusha has brought all sorts of things. Businesses, money, people both local and foreigners, but also robbery. The latter has recently reached unprecedented proportions, pushing police and locals to use harsh means. - This mobile report highlights how suspected thieves are (ill)treated when caught.

The art of music is becoming more and more popular among youths in Arusha, Tanzania. A quick walk through the city show many musicians giving lessons. These musicians are called underground artists, a term which has nothing to do with illegality, but rather means emerging artists. - The metaphor here might be understood and as seed growing from under-ground to out-of-the ground. The UAACC is community centre located in Imbasen, district of Arumeru. It enlightens people around Arumeru with their project Including arts and crafts, English and computer literacy classes, HIV/AIDS education campaign. The funnies part is the department of art in music class which this mobile report features.

Same well-to-do residents of Arusha, in northern Tanzania can afford buy washing machines but they do not do because they prefer the natural way of washing laundry. This preference has more than one advantage. - Young people from the underprivileged areas earn money from laundry washing, and, more importantly, the environment is rescued as machines consume electrical power, which, on its turn, pollute the environment. Moreover, as one of the youngsters interviewed in this report says, it keeps one’s body physically fit.

HIV patients in the region around Tanzania have embarked on an HIV awareness campaign aiming to show other patients that life continues even with HIV/AIDS and others that undergoing tests is essential. These efforts are conducted in the USA River region. - USA River is a small town which is located a little bit out of Arusha town. This place is 1400 square meter and has several parts. Some of them are Kijiweni, Jua Kali, and Ngarasero, among others, in Meru district. Three years ago, a study showed that the HIV infection rate in the region was of 18 percent. In this report, some of the patients explain what their efforts aim at.

The recent introduction and booming of the synthetic fibres have caused a huge drop in the production and sisal-based products, including essential bags. This means an decrease in local populations’ incomes, as many had been living on them for generations. - Sisal have occupied the central position in Tanzania for decades, especially in Tanga, Motogoro, and Kilimanjaro, all located in the north of the country. The synthetic fibres were first introduced in 2000, and since then, the prices of sisal have continually fallen.

A local non-governmental organisation known as Tamiha has since 2006 been striving to train youths in the northern Tanzania city of Arusha on a voluntary basis. Tamiha aims at reducing poverty and other vulnerability situations. - The organisation targets marginalised populations, the poorest, orphans, widows and people affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS. The courses given at Tamiha include computer literacy, cooking, tour guiding, trailing and languages like English Spanish and French.

Widows in Arusha, Tanzania have formed an association and initiated projects, which they fund with money generated by their weekly performances in public squares. The twenty women charge one US dollar per person for locals, and about two for foreigners. - Their creativity does not stop there, as they also sell drinks and snacks during the performance. Their performance includes acrobatics and traditional dance. They dance themselves, while acrobatics is done by youngsters.

Hundreds of local residents rushed last Saturday to an overturned tank near the dangerous Nduruma Bridge to empty it of its fuel. Despite police presence, people managed to take hundreds of litres away without provoking fire or explosion. Luckily, the driver survived. - Quantities of fuel streamed to the nearby river called Nduruma, which locals use for their household activities and for their cattle. The owner of the fuel moved fuel to another truck. This is a second accident on the Nduruma bridge in only two months. Most of people are suggesting that the road be enlarged to avoid further deadly accidents.

European football has become a big passion among young Africans who know foreign players better than local ones. - This phenomenon is to be attributed to television and new media that make games also accessible for African youths