Mother of Bamboo - Women Using Bamboo to Escape Poverty in Tanzania

In a nation where AIDS/HIV rates are soaring and most young women have no alternative however prostitution, there is one mother trying to fight that trend. Pauline Samata, called the "Mother of Bamboo," has made it her mission in lifetime to raise awareness of the marvels of bamboo and to train women to constitute bamboo products as a method of escaping poverty. More information: click here.