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| Mrs. Zania & kids at the Kilimanjaro Orphanage Center |
Orphanage; Chagga Coffee, Materuni Waterfall
Outbound to Iringa, May 21, 2024
By: George M
21 May was a busy day. Good buffet breakfast. We were picked up at 9 AM and headed for an orphanage. It took about an hour en route.
Kilimanjaro Orphanage Center
The orphanage took care of 140 students; 27 sleep here (11 boys, 16 girls). Chilldren were aged 4-13?
They sang to us when we arrived. They were assembled in their uniforms, some girls in hijab. We toured the orphanage and school and School building
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| Classroom and temporary sleeping area for the children |
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| Construction in progress for their dining and cooking building |
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| Nancy S read a story to and with the children |
We made donations of bulk food, and clothes and other items . It would be good to return in a few years to see their progress.
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| and they sang to us as we left! |
Coffee at Materuni Chagga Village
We left the orphanage at 11 AM to the coffee demo and display at at Materuni Chagga Village, up in the highlands on the slope of Kilimanjaro. First we had an extensive lunch with multiple drink options available. We then went to the coffee demo with lots of details and roasting.
Coffee beans. The longer the roast the less caffeine present. Medium roast takes about 10 minutes but they are roasted in a pot over an open fire. They stopped at 8 minutes as the beans looked ready.
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| Roasting the beans while dancing |
The roasted coffee beans were crushed in a mortar and pestle
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| Crushing the beans (everyone helps) |
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| We all had freshly brewed coffee. |
Materuni Waterfall
Then most of us headed off for a somewhat difficult path to Materuni Waterfall.
The trail was rocky, muddy in places and sometimes clear. I was joined by one of the locals who looked after me on the way down and especially on the return. As I was approaching the falls, I was passed by several of our group who were returning. I did get see the falls through some trees before heading back.
The van drove some of the way down the road to meet Nancy and me before we headed home for dinner and packing for an early departure the next day for Iringa. Just as we left, there was a great view of Kilimanjaro.
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