Getting Across the Lake is Half the Problem

Transport boat in action!

Imagine boating to the nearest village for food only to discover on your return, you can’t find the boat.

If you’re one of the Lake Tanganyika locals who depend on this transport boat to get home, it could be a treacherous walk just getting to the boat. Wading through muddy water, carrying your heavy food purchase in large bucket on your head or being disabled or sick, adds a new dilemma to the shopping or doctor visit with the transport boat.

Your safety concerns are not over until you reach and sit on the boat without losing your balance or belongings because this transport boat doesn’t come with a dock.

Villagers wading through water to get to undocked transport boat.

Women seeking medical treatment wait for the daily transport boat to take them across the lake.