Gudrun Vest, born 1937. Primary school education. Course at the Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, 1972. Course at Løgumkloster Folk High School, 1973. Matron at the Danish YWCA in London, 1961-67. Sent by DMS/Danmission to Tanzania, 1968-2004. Working areas: Following language school in Nairobi, she became housekeeper of the Kibeta School for missionary kids, 1968-72, then parish assistant at Karagwe, 1973-76 and at Bushangaro, 1973-2004. Gudrun Vest has spent more than 35 years in Tanzania, and of these, 30 years have been in Bushangaro, living quite close to the local population, where she organized women groups, also in very remote areas. Here the women had the opportunity to learn and discuss issues as family planning, nutrition, needlework, and also to share common challenges. As a group they might get the courage and strength to solve their problems. Photo 1984. (Movie available on YouTube: "En usædvanlig hverdag. Gudrun Vest i Tanzania – Alt får en ende").
Authors
- Collection
- International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-97146
- Dates
- 1984
- Format
- Photographs
- Place Discussed
- Africa Bushangaro Tanganyika Tanzania
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- Tanzania
- Reference
- imp-dan-Folder038_00150A.jpg
- Rights
- CC Attribution (CC BY). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Må bruges med kildeangivelse: Danmission Photo Archive / Should be used with source reference: Danmission Photo Archive. Danmission Strandagervej 24, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact the Danmission. Information is available at http://danmission.dk danmission@danmission.dk
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/f4a8f2a7f03aa55924c4e38ee574c1c2
