ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - WILD LIFE CONSERVAT

Project description: For three years now; UVIKIUTA in Tanzania and GVDA in Kenya have been co-hosting environmental conservation projects. This is four weeks project where first two weeks will be spent in Zanzibar-Tanzania and the second half in Kenya. In the previous projects we have been focusing on conservation leading to clean up the oceans, replant trees to build up the forests, stop harmful deforestation and land development, and educate children and adults about how to take care of the environment. The major purpose has been caring for air and the earth”™s atmosphere, animal and plant life, humans and cultural development, and the planet”™s water. Project Activities: The first two weeks in Zanzibar, Tanzania; Participants will be involved with the outlined activities:- Mangrove trees re-planting; Preparation of fish ponds for fish farms to support for community income generation to reduce pressure from the sea and mangrove forest; Support various activities of seaweed farmers with the purpose of creating diversity of economic activities; Language teaching to the Children and young people to enhance their communication skills; Painting of school/Health centres buildings if time and whether allows. The last two weeks in Kenya; Participants will be join conservation work at the Masai Mara National park doing the following activities:- Security on conservancy borders and within; day and night; Data collection; Monitoring wildlife movement; Control cattle grazing; Human movement control; Ensure upkeep of the conservancy; Treatment and rescue of orphaned wild animals with collaboration with other stakeholder's i.e WWF, Mara elephant project, community and others. Study part: Participants of this project will have an opportunity to experience life with both local communities in Tanzania and the Kenya. Various Discussions and educational visits will be organized involving participants of the project, community members and visited places. The major topic will be Environmental sustainability. Please bring information from your home community for sharing.