ABOUT ME

I am a Founder and the Director of Rafiki Foundation unites young people through international volunteer placements and empowers a constantly growing number of Community Groups in order to promote, encourage and facilitate sustainable development programs in underprivileged areas throughout Tanzania.Born and raised in Musoma, Tanzania, has spent more than ten years working as
Regional Coordinator for the Jane Goodall Instituteâ

PHILOSOPHY

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

through my friend kathryn Ranhorn

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

global connection

Interests

Dancing, Dining, Family, Movies, Listening to Music, Outdoor activities, Reading and Writing, Theatre, Travel, Computers Internet, Television, Health Fitness, Cooking, Watching and Play Soccer, Playing Music

• animals
• writing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• fitness
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• outdoor activities
• soccer
• volunteering
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Reason for Hope by Jane Goodall

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While in
Tonyo, Tanzania, Deus worked with local farmers to alleviate conflict with endangered baboons, which
had been raiding village gardens and destroying crops. Reversing a decades-long habit of fighting the
baboons through deforesting their habitat and killing the animals, Deus devised a plan to plant baboon-
friendly crops in the hills, drawing the animals away from the villages and keeping the landscape intact.
The program was lauded internationally and was nominated for the Volvo Adventure Environmental
Award.

Countries I’ve Visited

Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden, Tanzania, Uganda, United States