Dear
Friends and Donors:
On behalf of the human and wildlife populations of the Lake Tanganyika Region of western Tanzania who are benefiting from the work of GOSESO, I am pleased that you can be with us to learn more about our exciting vision of bridging human prosperity and wildlife conservation in Kigoma Region, Tanzania, East Africa.
Since the idea for GOSESO was conceived in 2005, we have walked a long journey together to achieve the success we enjoy today. It was my early life experiences growing up in a small village outside Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, that fueled my interest in community-based conservation. I was no more than five years old when my village hired a group of hunters to kill the 'enemy' baboons. Many of my friends were jubilant to see dead wild animals, but I never felt that way. What I saw were heads of baboons that bore remarkable similarities to humans. Their dark eyes had the color of my own...
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