How many and what types of schools are there in the Kara- and Kerewe-speaking areas? What is the religious makeup of the Kara- and Kerewe-speaking areas? Conclusion
9.1 How many and what types of schools are there in the Kara- and Kerewe-speaking areas?
As is common in Tanzania, every village seems to have at least one primary school the highest number being three in Nyang’ombe and each ward has at least one secondary school. According to most village
leaders, only a small percentage of school-aged children leave school or stop studying. The government official the team spoke with on Ukara Island estimated the number at about 10 for Bwisya Ward. In
general there was no adult education available.
9.2 What is the religious makeup of the Kara- and Kerewe-speaking areas?
A variety of Christian denominations are active in the Kara and Kerewe areas. Churches mentioned in interviews included Roman Catholic, Seventh Day Adventist, Mennonite, Anglican, Pentecostal
Assemblies of God, Tanzanian Assemblies of God, Last Church, and African Inland Church. Responses as to how many people in the villages were Christians ranged from “nearly all” to “few.”
There is some presence of Islam but it is not reported to exceed 15, and is in most cases very low. Traditional religion estimates were very low in most cases, from “few” to 25, with one notable
exception: Bukondo Ward was reported to have more followers of traditional religion than of Christianity, and Busumba village on Bwiro Island within Bukondo Ward has a reported 75 who are
followers of traditional religions. Bwisya Ward in the Kara area reported the highest Christian percentage, at 98.