Sponsoring Partner
UNC Center for AIDS Research

Summer, Fall 2009
Sponsorship from:
HeartSpace Spiritual Resources 501c3 and Stacy Grove
Compass Rose Healing Arts of Raleigh and Kimberly Korb
St. Francis United Methodist Church
Crossen and Wilder Families
Sun Microsystems

and Jocelyn Arem Music, Andrew Synowiez Photography, Prather Family, Stephens Family, Yvonne Boston, Stallings Family, Searcy Family with Capital Psychological Resources of Raleigh, Barlow Family, and Barbara, Deo and Hunter Garlock

Seila Family, Lane Family, Reverend William H. Green, Carrie Reuben, Family of Cindy Moushegian, Family of Sanyu Gichie, Robert Shields, Synowiez Family, Boyd and Madeline Bosma, Cindy Carter with Bikram Yoga of Raleigh

Family of Kelly and Eric Johnson, Gagan Gupta, Plastina Family, Wilmouth Family, Carolyn Counts with Totally At Home of Apex, Barbara Trapnell of St. Francis, Baraldi Family, Packer Family, Maggie Parrot & George Foulston, Family of Carlee and Cynthia Mallard

and donated items from:
Whole Foods, Fresh Market, Panera Bread, Trader Joe’s, Justice Theater Project

Supporters
Fall 2008, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
Department of Communication Studies
Department of African/Afro-American Studies
African Studies Center
Office of Global Health
Center for International and Area Studies
Center for Global Initiatives
UNC School of Public Health

Ongoing Encouragement
Reed Colver, and Emil Kang, Joseph Jordan, Creative Campus Initiative
Annie Dwyer, Carolina Friends School
Kim Chapman, Duke Global Health
Maria Almond, Duke Psychiatry / CHASE in Moshi, TZ
Carolyn Lane, Stacy Grove, Kim Korb
Bwana/Dr. Alfonse Mutima, Bwana/Priest Pius, Ndugu/Dr. Praise Zenenga

picture by Andrew Synowiez.

Tanzanian Teachers
University of Dar es Salaam's
Dr. Daines Sanga and Dr. Ndibalema in Tanzanian Dance,
Dr. Makoye and Mungereza in Theatre for Development,
Dr. Imani Sanga, Traditional Tanzanian Music Ensemble, all friends in these classes.

Gertrude and Katy (and Khery) my brilliantly accurate and hilarious roommates, to my good friend/travel companion Abdul the insightful writer and lawyer, to Simon, Dennis the funny journalists at The Citizen, to Lusajo and Lyimo for cutting to the core with fierceness and tenderness, respectively. To so, so many other good friends in Hall 4, and UDSM campus (Thomas, Masole, Ema/Emmanuel, Edgar, Grace... so many!)

Kilimanjaro Wizard Arts Group (Moshi, TZ), and Upendo for your openness, choreography and sisterhood, & ndugu Rose, Nema, Shabani, Simon, Mateo, Juma, Yusufu, Emmanueli, Simon, Omari, Almasi, Seleman, Maggie, Segolena!
White Orange Youth Centre (Moshi) and John Kessy for opening your home, our late night talks; to John Afro and all the peer educators and organizers
Kimara Peer Educators (Dar) and Mama Pfiriael Kiwia, Bwana Manyama, Hawa, Jambia and Gideon (and Tatu, Halima, Elizabeth and all)
Hananaseif Children's Center (Dar), and Bwana Hezekia, dada Joann, to genius Sandra, Irene, Anton, Omary, Hilda, Aziza, Asha, all beautiful children!!
Kiwakukki Women's Center (Moshi) and Mama Shabuni, Tunahaki "We have the Right" Children's Acrobatics Center (Moshi) and David.

Performers
Graciela Seila, Kim Hardy, Valerie Brock (Jerin Jones, Maria Jovanovic), talented dancers, poets, friends, and Habib Yazdi, drummer, motivator.
Andrew Synowiez, technical design, life and project encourager.

Mentors
Della, kindler and catalyzer, you infuse and cultivate, your vision brings life. (In the wake of your invitation, all is moving)
Joseph for your belief and your questions, for the patient, precise passion of your direction.
Mwalimu Sahle for sparking, guiding this journey (the strength of your mentoring mirroring)
Renee for introducing, for encouraging and planting such precious seeds so well.
Bwana Mutima for the poetry and lastingness of your stories and hekima.

Mom and Dad for sending me, and the opening of all these paths, Hunter for making me such a proud sister.
Mama Caren, and Palace International (delicious East African food: 1104 Broad St, Durham, NC).