Gerda Kuiper holds a BA in Notarial Law and a BA and MA in Cultural Anthrolopogy from Leiden University. For her MA-thesis about land tenure, she performed research in Lindi region in Tanzania. Since then, she helds a special interest in that region. After finishing her MA, Gerda therefore decided to go back to Lindi for a period of three months to volunteer as a project manager for the Dutch foundation Ukengee. This foundation provides secondary schools in Lindi region – including one in Kilwa Masoko – with computer labs.
For the CIE, Gerda will study the connections between the inhabitants of Kilwa, Tanzania and the maritime and underwater sites surrounding them, and in what ways the community can be engaged in the conservation of these sites.
