Support a local organization and experience the real Zanzibar
- Tanzania
- Zanzibar
About Program
Tufahamiane is a local, registered NGO in southern Zanzibar representing a group of local women fighting climate change, plastic pollution and the deforestation in Zanzibar.
This is done in a sustainable way such that projects can be started with donations but do not rely on them long-term.
One example of such a project is a water filter that was installed through donations and can now be used by the women to filter and sell water with a bottle-refill system to avoid plastic waste. The resulting income is then used to employ workers and fund repairs or replacements of the filter. Therefore, they do external help but are fully capable of continuing the project themselves and thereby have an economic perspective.
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Program Highlights
- Help local women become independent by setting up a sustainable business with them - Participate in beach and village clean-ups to fight plastic pollution - Help teach in the local kindergarten and school - Bring in your own ideas and develop
- Participate in beach and village clean-ups to fight plastic pollution
- Help teach in the local kindergarten and school
- Bring in your own ideas and develop
- Dive into the local life of a traditional fishing village in Zanzibar
Program Impact
Furthermore, the women’s group helped set up and maintain the local kindergarten and organize regular village and beach clean-ups to reduce plastic pollution. Therefore, the possibilities for volunteers are wide and they can choose where to help based on their characteris
