Mount Kilimanjaro "The Highest Mountain in Africa" soma habari zake japo kwa ufupi hapo chini.......

Kilimanjaro. The name itself is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It might mean Mountain of Light, Mountain of Greatness or Mountain of Caravans. Or it might not. The local people, the Wachagga, don't even have a name for the whole massif, only Kipoo (now known as Kibo) for the familiar snowy peak that stands imperious, overseer of the continent, the summit of Africa.

Kilimanjaro, by any name, is a metaphor for the compelling beauty of East Africa. When you see it, you understand why. Not only is this the highest peak on the African continent; it is also the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, rising in breathtaking isolation from the surrounding coastal scrubland – elevation around 900 metres – to an imperious 5,895 metres (19,336 feet).

Kilimanjaro is one of the world's most accessible high summits, a beacon for visitors from around the world. Most climbers reach the crater rim with little more than a walking stick, proper clothing and determination. And those who reach Uhuru Point, the actual summit, or Gillman's Point on the lip of the crater, will have earned their climbing certificates and their memories.

But there is so much more to Kili than her summit. The ascent of the slopes is a virtual climatic world tour, from the tropics to the Arctic.

Even before you cross the national park boundary (at the 2,700m contour), the cultivated footslopes give way to lush montane forest, inhabited by elusive elephant, leopard, buffalo, the endangered Abbot’s duiker, and other small antelope and primates. Higher still lies the moorland zone, where a cover of giant heather is studded with otherworldly giant lobelias.

Above 4,000m, a surreal alpine desert supports little life other than a few hardy mosses and lichen. Then, finally, the last vestigial vegetation gives way to a winter wonderland of ice and snow – and the magnificent beauty of the roof of the continent.

About Kilimanjaro National Park

Size: 1668 sq km 641 sq miles).

Location: Northern Tanzania, near the town of Moshi.

Getting there

128 km (80 miles) from Arusha.

About one hour’s drive from Kilimanjaro airport.

What to do

Six usual trekking routes to the summit and other more-demanding mountaineering routes.

Day or overnight hikes on the Shira plateau. Nature trails on the lower reaches. Trout fishing.

Visit the beautiful Chala crater lake on the mountain’s southeastern slopes.

                                                                        When to go

Clearest and warmest conditions from December to February, but also dry (and colder) from July-September.

                                                                      Accommodation
Huts and campsites on the mountain. Several hotels and campsites outside the park in the village of Marangu and town of Moshi.

Fataki ni nani? Hebu fuatilia maelezo zaidi hapo chini.........

Fataki ni kampeni ya kuwakinga watoto wa kike na wanawake dhidi ya maambukizi ya virusi vya ukimwi toka kwa wanaume wanaowalaghai kwa fedha na vitu vya thamani ili kuwapata kimapenzi.

Fataki ni husika ya kufikirika aliyovikwa mwanaume mtu mzima ambaye anarubuni watoto wa kike pamoja na wanawake wengine ili kufanya nae ngono.

Fataki ni baba mtu mzima ambaye anatumia uwezo wake wa kiuchumi/kifedha kuwarubuni watu wa jinsia ya kike kutimiza lengo lake, kutokana na sifa yake hii anafikia hatua ya kubandikwa majina mengine kama ATM.

washiriki wa warsha wamechangia mawazo yao juu ya mambo muhimu ya kuzingatia katika suala zima la mawasiliano kwenye mapambano dhidi ya VVU na UKIMWI.

Washiriki hawa walianisha mambo mawili muhimu, moja likiwa ni suala la upashanaji wa habari ukizingatia tofauti za kijinsia na umri wa jamii lengwa


Jambo la pili liliowekwa bayana lilikuwa ni changamoto katika kushawishi walengwa kwenda kupima virusi vya ukimwi kwa hiari.

Washiriki walijikita katika kutengeneza mawazo na ujumbe madhubuti yanayozingatia mambo haya mawili. Baada ya kutengeneza mawazo haya walihakikisha kuwa yanafanyiwa majaribio. Majaribio haya yalifanywa mara tatu na mara zote hizi tatu walihakikisha kuwa wanayaboresha mawazo yao kutokana na maoni ya wale ambao walifanyiwa majaribio.
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