Are you looking for Bulyanhulu gold mine photos? Well, I’ve got one even better for you. Here is a video of the first 5 minutes I spent underground at Bulyanhulu.
When you scan the QR code on the back of a Konyagi bottle, it opens up a text file with the words TZS 468 LN 0129 Konyagi on it.
Presumably, this is a way to verify the authenticity of the product but I am not sure.
I will do some more research and get back to you.
Bulyanhulu Secondary School
Bulyanhulu Secondary School (BSS) is a secondary school located in Bulyanhulu Tanzania.
Bugarama Secondary School
Then we visited Bugarama Secondary School, constructed by ABG……which had three science labs–one each for the study of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics–that reminded me a lot of the science labs at the high school I attended.We found this Form 4 Physics class in progress, and from the look of things, it’s not surprising to hear that Bugarama Secondary School students do very well in Science subjects on National Examinations.We didn’t visit the other classrooms at Bugarama Secondary School……but we did visit the headmaster’s office, where we saw this poster……and this one, giving me great hopes for the long-term benefits this school will bring to the surrounding community.(Sadly for these students, who we caught being disciplined, discipline at this school is not just a lofty sounding idea–ouch!)As we left the school, I noticed that here, too, there were many bicycles…(again, any correlation with relative prosperity?).
African Barrick Gold Tour Day 2
The first stop of the day was the new Mwendakulima ward offices that ABG helped construct.There we met the chairman of the ward, who had very good things to say about the positive relationship between ABG’s Buzwagi mine and the surrounding villages.Then, we went to see ABG’s resettlement project which relocated villagers living in rudimentary mud housing like this……to more permanent structures like this one, on a new plot of land.We then flew out on the company plane, “The Dash”……and made the short 15-minute trip to Bulyanhulu.…where immediately, we could feel ABG’s corporate presence again.The “airport” at Bulyanhulu was a hive of activity, with many ABG employees leaving for or arriving from their regular time off.Unlike Buzwagi, which is ABG’s newest mine, Bulyanhulu is older, caters not only to ABG staff but also to their families, and has much more of a community feel. The foliage was outstanding…I couldn’t help but take a picture of this beautiful tree.The Bulyanhulu canteen serves a mean meal……and the warmth of the service staff gave it a very homely feel.After a quick lunch, we went to visit community development projects around Bulyanhulu. The first stop was a VCT Centre located off the mine site, which catered both to ABG staff and the surrounding community.We spoke with the medical staff, who explained the importance of fighting HIV in the surrounding community in order to fight HIV effectively among ABG staff.We passed thorough housing projects on the way to our next stop and saw houses like this one……and this one, built for ABG staff through a housing loan scheme.Our last stop for the day was IBUKA, a cooperative formed by 8 villages around ABG’s Bulyanhulu mine, which inspired me by the proactive way in which the community had organized itself to interact with the mine.Tired and exhausted after a long day, it was a pleasure to get to my room and find this welcoming sight as I opened the door (I thought the towel was a nice touch! 🙂 ).
As a member of the Mink Tribe, Bepo, like all other minks, is a born warrior.
Though he has not yet shown it, it can be presumed he is able to use Electro and transform into his Sulong form when gazing at the full moon like every other mink.
