DODOMA REGION

Tanzania central area

Altitude: 800/1300 meters above sea level

Climate: Half-dry

Rain: 400/900 mm

Territory: bush with mountains

Inhabitants: aprox. 1 million, most of them of the Wagogo tribe

Subsistence agriculture: sorghum, millet, peanuts, maize

Breeding: cows and goats

Kigwe and the outskirts

5 villages involved

Orphanage in Dodoma city

6 primary schools + 1 school for deaf-mute people

2 secondary schools in rural areas