On Cholé Island, Tanzania, Anne and Jean de Villiers built an off-grid eco-lodge using local materials and traditional techniques, integrating it perfectly with the environment. Despite lacking roads, electricity, and drinking water,...

Since its opening in 2000, the Cholé Island eco-lodge not only offers a unique and authentic experience for its visitors but also serves as a model for responsible tourism by supporting local resources and the community's development....

The eco-lodge on Cholé Island donates part of its revenue to the village, funding a solar-powered hospital and new classrooms. There is an assocation that supports children's education from kindergarten to university, providing...

Inspired by traditional East African dhows, Anne and Jean chose to use local materials and techniques for their eco-lodge on Cholé Island. This decision aimed to invest in the local community, providing jobs and supporting the economy...

Anne and Jean prioritized preserving the local flora and fauna while developing their eco-lodge on Cholé Island. They created a sanctuary for endangered fruit bats, growing the population from 300 to nearly 4,000, and are working to...

Electricity was a complicated matter when building an ecolodge on Cholé Island. The goal was to provide some light while bleding into and not disturbing the natural habitat. Photovoltaics from solar energy powers the lodge's essential...

Learn about sustainable, low-impact construction methods used to build an eco-lodge on Cholé Island in Tanzania. Anne and Jean de Villiers prioritized preserving the site's natural beauty and historical features while constructing...

Migration is nearly universal within the animal kingdom; Animals across the globe, from birds and mammals to reptiles and insects, migrate for a whole variety of different reasons. Resources on Earth fluctuate and change constantly. Warm...

Scientists have discovered decorated artifacts from Tanzania and South Africa, dating back between 40,000 and 75,000 years, indicating that humans developed the capacity for symbolic thought much earlier than previously believed. These...

Sing the ABC using countries from around the world that start with almost all of the 26 letters of the alphabet -- can you name other countries that start with each of the letters besides the ones in the video?

Dr. Julene Reed is an international consultant, presenter, researcher, instructional designer, instructional coach, and education author with over twenty–five years of experience in K-12 education. Julene holds a doctorate in...

Sing along to the ABC Song Countries of the World ABC KLT

National Archives: This month’s clip is titled ‘Tanganyika Independent 1961’ – footage of the independence celebrations of Tanganyika, which eventually became the mainland of present-day Tanzania. Tanzania celebrates its 60th...

The video discusses the issue of malaria in Africa, which kills 800,000 people every year, with 85% of them being children under the age of 5. The video introduces a new management information system called SMS for Life, which uses...

This week’s episode of NSF Science Now highlights new primate fossil discoveries in Tanzania, the first screening method to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer, a polymer material that more efficiently utilizes solar energy and,...

The video discusses the effectiveness of bed nets in protecting against malaria-carrying mosquitoes, but also highlights the need to target mosquito breeding sites through larviciding, particularly in urban areas where breeding sites can...

This week's episode of NSF Science Now highlights new primate fossil discoveries in Tanzania, the first screening method to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer, a polymer material that more efficiently utilizes solar energy and...

Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at how...

G-Storm is a 17-year-old Melbourne-based hip-hop artist who was born in a refugee camp in Tanzania. At the age of nine he met and fell under the spell of his Uncle Fablice (see above). Fablice was only three years older but under his...

Thousands of the children caught up in Burundi's tragic civil war fled to Tanzania. Many are now making the return journey, many as orphans. What will they find? Returning Home follows the painful and emotional journey of Vanise, who has...

BIRTHING season for the Tanzanian wildebeests sees thousands of calves being born at once - and one new baby struggles to find its feet. Visiting the Ngorongoro area of the southern Serengeti in the months of February and March, it is...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Ugandan-Tanzanian War

Paleontologists scouring a river bank in Tanzania have unearthed a previously unknown crocodile from 105-million-year-old, mid-Cretaceous rock in the Great East African Rift System.

More details on this cool croc can be fatnd