Developing an Understanding of Traditional Maasai Water Practices and Technologies

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dc.creatorRwiza, Mwemezi
dc.creatorMartin, Haikael
dc.creatorKipacha, Ahmad
dc.date2024-02-28T08:38:39Z
dc.date2024-02-28T08:38:39Z
dc.date2023-11
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-23T21:25:42Z
dc.descriptionThis Book Chapter was published in Brill, 2023
dc.descriptionThe African traditional knowledges and knowledge systems are on the brink of extinc- tion. The indigenous knowledge of Africa has not been extensively studied and docu- mented. In sub-Saharan Africa, the supremacy of colonial education in higher learning education has been responsible for erasing traditional knowledge. It is against this backdrop that a team of researchers from the Nyerere Knowledge for Change (K4C) Hub set out to investigate how traditional knowledges and modern, mainstream ways of knowing can be bridged. The study we report on was conducted in collaboration with the Maasai village leaders of Nduruma Village in Arusha, Northern Tanzania. Village committee meetings, interviews, group discussions, photograph taking, video recording, voice recording, and direct observation were among the methods used to gain knowledge on the Maasai traditional technologies of water management. The information gathered and shared in this case study contributes to building mutually beneficial expert-community partnerships.
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dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1163/9789004687769_009
dc.identifierhttps://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/2471
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.costech.or.tz/handle/20.500.14732/95829
dc.languageen
dc.publisherBrill
dc.subjectMaasai communities
dc.subjectIndigenous knowledge
dc.subjectknowledge cultures
dc.subjectDecolonisation of knowledge
dc.subjectCBPR methods
dc.titleDeveloping an Understanding of Traditional Maasai Water Practices and Technologies
dc.typeBook chapter

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