This collection of papers was compiled by a number of friends of Barbro Johansson, a well-known Swedish missionary of her generation, who wanted to honour her.
Barbro Johansson trained as a teacher in Sweden, and went to Tanzania in 1946. She re-opened and rebuilt the Girls' School at Kashasha, Bukoba, and played an active role in church, community and political affairs. In 1959 sha was elected Member of parliament for Mwanza, and served in that capacity for a number of years. In 1962 she became a Tanzanian citizen. Later, on President Nyerere's request, she became principal of the Girls' Secondary School, Tabora. For three years she was Adviser to the Tanzanian Ambasador to Sweden. She was active in Adult Education and community programmes in Tanzania and served on the Board of the University of Dar es Salaam. She contributed a great deal to the links between Sweden and Tanzania.
Contents: 1. Barbro Johansson “Swede and Tanzanian” / J.E.F. Mhina -- Barbro Johansson “Missionary, church leader, politican” / Olof Sundby -- 2. A concerned participant / Ernst Michanek -- Development of human rights “notes from an African debate / Olle Dahlén -- Adult education / Joan E. Wicken -- Evaluation and continuous planning of development projects / Carl Gösta Widstrand -- Meeting African women / Kerstin Anér -- 3. Creative fellowship in the church universal / Tore Furberg -- World wide mission and visible unity “Perspectives om ecumenism in Tanzania” / Carl F. Hallencreutz -- Lutherans and mission in Tanzania / Joel Ngeiyamu -- The Lutherans World Federation “vision and service” / Josiah Kibira -- The Prophetic role of the church, as experienced in Namibia, 1975 / Carl-Johan Hellberg -- 4. Free women of Bukoba / Marja-Liisa Swantz -- Family, community and women as reflected in “Die Safwa” by Elise Kootz Kretschmer / Marcia Wright -- 5. First steps in Bukoba / Bengt Sundkler -- My sister “a Tanzanian” / Karin Lundström -- Barbro “the Kashasha education alist” / Birgit Joahnsson -- Kashasha diary 1950s / Ingrid Persson -- Remembering Mama Barbro and Kashasha Girls’ School / Christine Mulokozi -- In the Tabora Girls’ Secondary School / Hindu B. Lilla -- Contributors