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Inbar, a grant from IFAD launched the livelihood and economic development programs in 2001 the objective of creating sustainable rural livelihoods and businesses, using bamboo and rattan products. Inbar aims to provide rural communities by showing them the methods of production and focus on harvesting and cultivation of bamboo to make that local resources are used sustainably. Using bamboo to help countries escape poverty concept is growing in popularity.

And estimates used in this program eagerly. She was one of South-South exchange, which she visited China and the Philippines to discover the huge potential of bamboo. She learned how to build bamboo houses, bamboo furniture and bamboo scarves. And she learned that she could save time, energy, and the surrounding forests by replacing your wood with bamboo charcoal. Most importantly, she realized that her country women can be integrated into the production of bamboo products and are able to work their way out of poverty.

"I did not know this plant miracles to date, IFAD and Inbar sent me to China and the Philippines teaching" - says the estimate. "That's why I want everyone to understand the potential of bamboo, and a lot of things that they can do with this plant. Mothers need money to feed their children, but because of their job choices are limited, they will eventually fall into the trap of prostitution" .

Samata wasted no time in returning. She quickly formed Mbeya Bamboo Women's Group, and organized training courses for women in their community. Its purpose is to keep your fellow victim of prostitution of women and save them from HIV / AIDS pandemic in Africa south of the Sahara.

Samata training courses are free, but there is one condition: women need to stay with it for at least six months in the community. To date, it has trained more than 60 women working with bamboo. While women who have had little access to education, lives in her community, she also teaches them basic skills such as numeracy and how to write their names.

And an estimate of vision and continues to grow. She teaches women how to build their own bamboo houses that they rent to escape the trap and have your own home. Large, integrated workshop and store it started to develop their land Mbeya. It examines the potential new markets, its products and found in Zambia, Malawi, Kenya and Uganda is potentially viable. One day she wants to have more to plant more bamboo.

Magical forest of ever-changing shapes and sizes ranging from medium-sized trees, larger trees, which can be tightly packed together in some areas and rampant verdant greenery of its passage difficult. The Enchanted Forest fertile jungle dappled with sunlight, where the fungus, lichens, mosses and ferns to invade every wet crevice. Beautiful forest smells almost overwhelm all the other senses.

Pauline Samata - bamboo mat - to help reduce poverty in their beloved country. Thanks to her efforts, and others, today almost all household uses the United Republic of Tanzania bamboo products and many young girls and women to earn a respectable living creating objects made of bamboo.

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