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Category Archives: Stories

Baobab Family: useful support

Posted on 15. April 2017 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Baobab Family

At the Heldenmarkt in Berlin I ran into the booth of the Baobab Family e.V., an association committed to sustainable development cooperation in Kenya. Two friendly young ladies identify me Continue Reading →

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Baobab the Elephant Tree

Posted on 29. March 2017 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Drawings in work book, Alfred Bast

Although we did not know each other for most of the time I share a long history with the artist Alfred Bast. The story begins in Hohenstadt a tiny village Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Stories, Travel | Tagged Alfred Bast, Art, Baobab, Baobabs, Morgensterngalerie Berlin | Leave a reply

Baobabs in Madagascar: 7 Species

Posted on 5. February 2017 by Heike Pander — 4 Comments ↓
Baobabs at Ifaty, Gerhard Hübner

“Baobabs have somehow become our favorite trees in Africa, they are simply spectacular,” says Doreen Gericke about the fascinating giants. I met her and her husband Gerhard Huebner in the Continue Reading →

Posted in Baobab_Location, BaobabFriends, Stories, Travel | Tagged Adansonia digitata, Adansonia rubrostipa, Baobabs, Doreen Gericke, Gerhard Hübner, Ifaty, Madagascar | 4 Comments ↓

“Hunter of Light” meets Baobabs

Posted on 24. January 2017 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Markus Mauthe, Portrait

“Baobabs are absolutely stunning and awe-inspiring”, says Markus Mauthe. He is a well known photographer of stunning untouched nature and the beauty of our planet earth, an environmental activist, cocoa Continue Reading →

Posted in Baobab_Location, BaobabFriends, Stories, Travel | Tagged Baobabs, Markus Mauthe, Namibia, Nature Photography, Nyae Nyae | Leave a reply

Scientific Interest in baobabs

Posted on 18. November 2016 by Heike Pander — 2 Comments ↓
Diana Mayne (right) with David Baum inspecting a baobab

“So many people in South Africa love Baobabs. There seems to be an emotional attachment towards the tree even if you don’t know it well. But for those people who Continue Reading →

Posted in Baobab_Location, BaobabFriends, Stories | Tagged Australia, Baobab, Baobab Research, Baobab Science, Diana Mayne, South Africa | 2 Comments ↓

The Baobab and Feeling Freedom

Posted on 6. November 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Gesa Neitzel at Mashatu, Botswana

“When I saw the baobab I felt at rest; a feeling of freedom as well as wonder and joy. This world is a beautiful place,” says Gesa Neitzel about her Continue Reading →

Posted in Baobab_Location, BaobabFriends, Stories | Tagged Baobab, Botswana, Gesa Neitzel, Mashatu, Ranger, South Africa | Leave a reply

Same old Story: Whose is BIGGER?

Posted on 13. October 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Baobab

Gus Le Breton shares a special baobab story of two farmers in Zimbabwe quarrelling about “who has the bigger one”. Naturally we talk about baobabs. We take a journey in Continue Reading →

Posted in General, Stories, Tree_Usage | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Story, Gus Le Breton, Zimbabwe | Leave a reply

How Baobab Sales Help Build a House

Posted on 5. October 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Ellen Chikatanda

“We realized that baobab is money. We can earn some income from selling baobab”, says Ellen Chikatanda from Sarangwa village which is located in the Mount Darwin area in the Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Fruit_Usage, Stories | Tagged B'Ayoba, Baobab, Baobab Fruit, Baobab Powder, Ellen Chikatanda, Kamutsenzere Grain Marketing Board | Leave a reply

Baobab is Much More Than a Relish

Posted on 30. September 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Rosemary Katandi

“I did not collect much baobab fruit but I wish I had because the little bit of income that I earned helped me to support my children”, says Rosemary Katandi Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Fruit_Usage, Stories | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Powder, Kajokoto, Malaria, Rosemary Katandi, Zimbabwe | Leave a reply

Rerai Mundengoma: Baobab Helps

Posted on 28. September 2016 by Heike Pander — 1 Comment ↓
Rerai Mundengoma with Baobab Fruit

“Selling baobab fruit has helped me,” says Rerai Mundengoma, baobab fruit collector from Kajokoto Village near Mount Darwin in northern Zimbabwe. “I no longer have to ask my husband for Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Fruit_Usage, Stories | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Collector, Baobab Fruit, Kajokoto, Rerai Mundengoma, Zimbabwe | 1 Comment ↓

Baobab Products in a “Fairtrade Dress”

Posted on 26. September 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Shamiso Mungwashu

Shamiso Mungwashu comes from Chimanimani in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. She calls herself a serious advocate for organic, Fairtrade and ‘access and benefit sharing’. “We need the companies in 20 years Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Fruit_Usage, Stories | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Usage, KAITE, Shamiso Mungwashu, Zimbabwe | Leave a reply

Baobab Art: Mana Pools Adventure

Posted on 11. September 2016 by Heike Pander — 5 Comments ↓
Wayne Stutchbury, Artist

Wayne Stutchbury, artist from Zimbabwe, about baobabs: “I am a sculptor and I just love their shape. They are amazing. If you look at them the skin reflects the light. Continue Reading →

Posted in Baobab_Location, BaobabFriends, Stories, Travel | Tagged Artist, Baobab, Baobab Art, Baobabs, Chiquenya, Chitaki, Elefanten, Wayne Stutchbury, Zimbabwe | 5 Comments ↓

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Video: “Baobabs – why they look the way they do…”

A short video with an attempt to explain why they look the way they do... To watch click on the photo, please.

Video: “Baobabs – a little introduction”

A short video introduction with basic information about Baobabs. To watch click on the photo, please.

“Baobabs – Icons of the Savannah”

Publication available in English and German. For more information click on the photo, please.

Photo Presentation: “Baobabs – Giants of the Savannah”

Photo Live Presentation about Baobabs in the Southern African Region. For more information click on the photo, please.

Photo Presentation: “Travel Acquaintances”

Photo-Live-Presentation about my Motorbike-Tour in the Southern African Region - including photographs and stories of baobabs and animals. For more information click on the photo, please.

Motorbike Adventure

"Not all went as planned. A journey through Southern Africa." MotorradAbenteuer, Ausgabe 2/2012 ma-logo-frei

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