[Nhcoll-l] Support Tanzanian curator in quest to document local invertebrates, many new to science

[Katharine Corriveau]

Dear NHCOLL-L members,

Christine Ngereza <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instrumentl.com_campaigns_christinengereza_&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=pkNDMO2OlS5egvOe4geoiZjDHtj8pbFJoDd3X441CpI&s=JyQniyEyb5mijFVhdiAk04K5jzyicBleFSZ3eJ_J6XQ&e= >
is the Senior Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the National Museum of
Tanzania, and she is looking for your support in sharing or donating
to her crowdfunding
campaign <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instrumentl.com_campaigns_christinengereza_&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=pkNDMO2OlS5egvOe4geoiZjDHtj8pbFJoDd3X441CpI&s=JyQniyEyb5mijFVhdiAk04K5jzyicBleFSZ3eJ_J6XQ&e= >.

Christine has spent her entire career documenting invertebrate diversity in
East Africa, but there remains much more to be done. She is building up
collections at her institution, primarily of gastropods, but knows she
needs help to document the vast number of invertebrates inhabiting the
region (many of which are yet undescribed).

Christine feels that she may be one of the only woman scientist in all of
Africa studying land snails, which makes it really difficult for her to
find support. As a result, she has made it her mission to transfer her
passion for "bugs", as she calls it, to local children, in the hopes that
they may be inspired to become scientists like her someday.

Her latest project involves bringing local school children out to survey
the invertebrate populations present in the home gardens of Kilimanjaro
mountain, as these environments are becoming critical refugia for
invertebrate species as the region becomes more urbanized. However, she
cannot accomplish this goal without raising the $2,000 she needs for
supplies, transportation, and educational materials.

Please consider helping her cause by sharing her campaign with your
networks or even making a small donation to her campaign on Instrumentl
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instrumentl.com_campaigns_christinengereza_&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=pkNDMO2OlS5egvOe4geoiZjDHtj8pbFJoDd3X441CpI&s=JyQniyEyb5mijFVhdiAk04K5jzyicBleFSZ3eJ_J6XQ&e= >!

I wanted to help her out by spreading the word on NHCOLL-L because I know
that many of you understand the challenges that come with finding funding
to build a collection and may know people who can contribute.

Thank you very much for your support!

Best,

Katharine


PS. Feel free to send me an email at katharine.corriveau at gmail.com if you
have any questions.
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