Temi

Everyone needs to have
their own shamba ('garden' in Swahili).
(Temi, Tanzania)

The Temi are a small people group living in seven villages in a valley in northwestern Tanzania. Although they are surrounded by Maasai people they keep to themselves, holding to their own customs and language.

Visit the following pages for more information:

1. About the Temi -General information about the Temi people.
2. Temi Language Project - Learn what is happening in the project.
3. Pray - Support the Temi people through prayer.
4. Tanzania Info - Country information.

Nov 14, 2011 An Unexpected Pleasure Written by Christine D. Some fifty years ago, when the Temi villages were comprised of a few hundred people, the entire village was surrounded by a thick thorn hedge. The only entrances were heavily fortified and guarded by the young warriors, who defended the villages against raiders. Read more...