Bárbara Bravo

Sesi, Naendaeli, Rukia, Flora, Kokiamba, Elizabeth, Upendo, Priscilla… are many of the women who have taught me so much and whom I admire so much. What to say about them… the truth is that I can only say that with each of them they have given me more than one reason to feel that admiration. … Read more

If there is one thing that cost me a lot at first, it was to adapt to the work rhythm, especially when it comes to “office” work. Asking for a quote and receiving it almost 2 weeks later made me nervous and I thought that in Spain that would be unfeasible. They have another rhythm … Read more

We as a whole as people, when will we stop putting labels? will stereotypes ever end? I think about all this a lot and I have lived through unfortunate situations in which skin color was discussed for labeling. I have to tell you this story, where I live there is a man from China who … Read more

We met in one of the poorest slums in Arusha. He lived in a corral of mud huts. This is Rukia, she was 28 years old, when we met for the first time she was pregnant and her husband abandoned her and their other three children: Carosi, Gaspar and Martha. Their house was a room … Read more

Neema is 17 years old and lives with her family in Same (Tanzania). He has cerebral palsy, he does not speak, but he has mobility in his hands although not in his legs. One day being in Same we went to visit her, well for me it was our first meeting, and I was quite … Read more

And this is the story of Witi and its evolution, the look that closes the exhibition and that marked me so much… I met her on the last outing we did to help children with functional diversities, 2 times a year we carry out a screening work in villages or areas of difficult access for … Read more

Education is the future, Tanzanian children (in general) love to study and look forward to going to school but it is true that many want to have at least one meal a day. Going to school is usually an adventure in many cases because of the amount of kilometers they have to walk in many … Read more

We must start from the basis that we come from two completely different cultures and what may seem good to us in one part of the world in another is crazy… but the best thing is to try to be empathetic and not judge, we cannot pretend to change customs or traditions. Well, here the … Read more

It’s been two months since we started again with the #MiradasDeTanzania Exhibition and we still haven’t told you well how everything came about from the beginning… I’m going to try to summarize, it won’t be easy but I will… But first I’m going to introduce myself very briefly, I’m Bárbara Bravo volunteer at Mama Kevina … Read more