African Elephant
Tanzania is home to one of the largest African elephant populations on earth, with tens of thousands living in Ruaha and Serengeti National Parks.
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Field Report
Tanzania is a large country on the eastern coast of Africa, sitting just below the equator and bordered by the Indian Ocean on one side and a string of great lakes on the other. It is home to the Serengeti, one of the most famous wildlife regions on earth, as well as Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. More than 60 million people from over 120 different ethnic groups call Tanzania home, and many of them have not yet heard the name of Jesus.
From the Field Notebook
African Elephant
Tanzania is home to one of the largest African elephant populations on earth, with tens of thousands living in Ruaha and Serengeti National Parks.
Wildebeest
Every year, nearly two million wildebeest make a massive circular migration across the Serengeti plain in one of the largest animal movements on the planet.
Flamingo
Millions of lesser flamingos gather at Lake Natron, a shallow soda lake in northern Tanzania, where they nest on the crusty alkaline flats.
Ugali
Ugali is a firm, dense porridge made from maize flour that Tanzanians eat almost every day, often scooping it by hand alongside beans or stewed greens.
Nyama Choma
Nyama choma means roasted meat in Swahili, and it is a beloved dish for celebrations, slow-cooked over an open charcoal fire until the outside is lightly charred.
Zanzibar Pizza
Despite the name, this street food from Zanzibar Island is a thin dough folded around fillings like egg, meat, and vegetables then fried flat on a griddle — nothing like Italian pizza.
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, rising 19,341 feet above the surrounding flat plains with no other mountains holding it up.
Tanzania has more than 120 different ethnic groups, and most of them have their own distinct language, which means Tanzania is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in Africa.
The island of Zanzibar, which is part of Tanzania, was once the world's largest producer of cloves, and the spice trade there drew merchants from Arabia, India, and Europe for centuries.
Lake Tanganyika, which forms part of Tanzania's western border, is the second deepest lake in the entire world, plunging more than 4,700 feet at its lowest point.
Swahili, Tanzania's national language, is spoken by more than 200 million people across East Africa and is one of only a few African languages used as an official language by the African Union.
Daily Life
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Years life expectancy
78%
Can read and write
93%
Kids go to school
Missions Field Report
Tanzania is home to 154 distinct people groups — 24 of them haven’t yet heard about Jesus.
About half of Tanzania's people follow Christianity (50.5%). Evangelical Christians make up about 11.0% of the population.
What People Believe
Unreached People Groups
These are communities of people who haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus yet. They need missionaries — and they need kids like you to pray for them.
Prayer Journal
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Zaramo
1,475,000 people
Yao
834,000 people
Swahili, Zanzibari
803,000 people
Shirazi
760,000 people
Gujarati
587,000 people