Environment and Sustainable living

Project Description: Over the last three years, this project has been organized in Partnership with communities living under the sloops of Mount Kilimanjaro, Northern Tanzania. These communities/Villages are sharing boarder with the forest and there is big dependency among the community members in the conserved forest. Majority of the population are farmers growing coffee, bananas, vegetable and variety of fruits. There is a small part of the population involved in business/ Petty traders and micro finance. Most families still maintain traditional style of cooking their meals on the ground in the house over an open flame. As a traditional house usually has only one room, the whole house is filled with the smoke before and after meals. The smoke is thick and stays in the house as only a little hole in the roof allows for ventilation. As a result, acute respiratory and eye diseases are a significant problem for women and children. Additionally, this form of cooking requires large amount of firewood, which puts pressure on the Mount Kilimanjaro forest and thus a major contributor of forest destruction leading to climate change. Volunteer’s tasks: Based on the four components of the program (Orientation, Community services, cultural exchange, Development/global education) will participate involved in building and installing energy server stoves to the selected households. The stoves are designed in a very simple technology and will be installed in few homes as a demonstration for the community to adapt. Establishment of community tree nursery and tree planting will be as well part of the project activities.