Tanzanian women turn plant waste into alternative charcoal

STORY: Tanzanian women turn plant waste into alternative charcoal SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the alternative charcoal made by the group 2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): WARDA OMARY SERA, Head of Fahari Yetu 3. various of the women making alternative charcoal STORYLINE: In Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam, a 10-member women's group collects and processes coconut shells, dried banana peels, and dried cassava stalks, and turns them into alternative charcoal. The group, called Fahari Yetu, which means "Our Pride" in Kiswahili, was established in 2019. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): WARDA OMARY SERA, Head of Fahari Yetu "This alternative charcoal is very beneficial compared to those made of wood. I can say we preserve the environment because we collect garbage and process them into charcoal. Also, the carbon emission during cooking is lower and more efficient." The 44-year-old said they can

Karate athlete looks forward to raising Palestinian flag at Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Karate athlete looks forward to raising Palestinian flag at Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinian karate athletes training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HALA AL-QADI, Palestinian karate athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ISMAIL WARDA, Karate coach STORYLINE: A 22-year-old Palestinian karate athlete told Xinhua during her daily training in Ramallah that she dreamed of winning medals for Palestine at the 19th Asian Games set to be held in China's Hangzhou from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HALA AL-QADI, Palestinian karate athlete "We are very excited to go to China. It will be an important experience for us, and all the Palestinian players from different sports are preparing for the competition with vigor. We hope that we will achieve many achievements. After I participated in the Arab Games in Algeria and won the silver medal, there was great interest from the Palestinian Olympic Committee

Japanese convert to Islam poses at Tokyo mosque

Japanese convert to Islam poses at Tokyo mosque

TOKYO, Japan - Warda Takahashi, a Japanese convert to Islam, is seen using a mobile phone in this file photo taken at a mosque in Tokyo in July 2014. Takahashi is now a student at Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.

Japanese convert to Islam studying in Saudi Arabia

Japanese convert to Islam studying in Saudi Arabia

TOKYO, Japan - Warda Takahashi, a Japanese convert to Islam seen in this file photo taken in a suburb of Riyadh in April 2014, studies at Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University in the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Japanese convert to Islam studying in Saudi Arabia

Japanese convert to Islam studying in Saudi Arabia

TOKYO, Japan - Warda Takahashi, a Japanese convert to Islam seen in this file photo taken in a suburb of Riyadh in April 2014, studies at Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University in the capital of Saudi Arabia. (Kyodo)