MV Chama
Chama was a 8,194 GRT tanker that was built in 1942 as Empire Fletcher by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, County Down, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was transferred to the Dutch Government in 1944 and renamed Backhuysen. She was sold to NV Petroleum Maatschappij in 1947 and renamed Chama. She was sold to Derna Compagnia de Navegacion SA, Liberia in 1955 and renamed Anastasia, serving until scrapped in 1959.
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The ship was built in 1942 by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast, County Down, United Kingdom. She was yard number 1081.
The ship was 483 ft 0 in (147.22 m) long overall (465 ft 6 in (141.88 m) between perpendiculars), with a beam of 59 feet 5 inches (18.11 m). She had a depth of 27 feet 9 inches (8.46 m) and a draught of 27 feet 6.25 inches (8.39 m). She was assessed at 8,194 GRT, 4,777 NRT,11,860 DWT.
The ship was propelled by a four-stroke Single Cycle, Single Action diesel engine, which had six cylinders of 291⁄2 inches (75 cm) diameter by 597⁄16 inches (151 cm) stroke driving a screw propeller. The engine was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow. It was rated at 490 nhp. It could propel her at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h).
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Chama, Zambia
Chama is a small town in the Muchinga Province of Zambia, and is headquarters of Chama District. It is one of the most remote district headquarters in the country, lying just inside the eastern edge of the upper Luangwa Rift Valley, at the foot of the highlands dividing Zambia and Malawi. It is served by only one gravel road which comes from Lundazi and the provincial capital, Chipata, 300 km to the south. A dirt track connects the town to the South Luangwa National Park 200 km south-west, running parallel to the Luangwa River. There are no roads west from Chama across the Luangwa Valley, but a little-used dirt track follows the Malawi border further north and crosses into Isoka District west of the Nyika Plateau.
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Coordinates: 11°13′S 33°09′E / 11.217°S 33.150°E / -11.217; 33.150
Chama (investment)
A Chama is an informal cooperative society that is normally used to pool and invest savings by people in East Africa, and particularly Kenya. The chama phenomenon is also referred to as "micro-savings groups". "Chama" (also spelled Kyama by certain tribes) is the Kiswahili word for "group" or "body". The chama phenomenon arose out of the idea of harambee, which means "all together", in the late 1980s and 1990s. Originally, chamas tended to be exclusively women's groups, but as chamas started to grow in sophistication and success, men started participating in chamas as well. The chama structure is used throughout Africa, but is particularly popular in Kenya where the word originated. In Kenya there are estimated to be 300,000 chamas managing a total of KSH 300 billion (USD $3.4 billion) in assets. Chamas are known for their exclusivity. In order to join new members are typically subjected to extensive interviews and must have assurances or guarantees made for them by an existing member. Some sources have estimated that one in three Kenyans are chama members.
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