Sales of tree seedlings from the Womens Group nursery at Landenai have dropped, and the newly formed women s income generation group at Ruvu-Remit have been unable to get business off the ground because nobody is buying anything at the moment. In the hills surrounding Landenai, some Masai pastoralists have turned to scrabbling in the dirt for gemstones, alongside miners from outside. They earn 1000 Tanzanian shillings for 1 gram of gemstones. A 20 litre container of water currently fetches 300 shillings at the camp. Which puts everything into perspective.
Water is a precious commodity.
In Kimonowo village outside Longido in northern Tanzania the Masai community there benefits from a large TCRS water project. The people are now able to cope in the current drought situation. There is now enough water, for the people and their livestock. The community has also vegetable gardens, bio gas production and improved hygiene. In addition the community tries to help some of its neighbours.