Climate change leading to climate action. Here’s what we are doing:
Green Kamanga
The growing population is increasing deforestation in rural Tanzania. People need land to farm and live on as well as firewood and charcoal for cooking.
Through our Green Kamanga project we established a tree and plant nursery and successfully planted 600 trees in 2021. These trees are predominantly quick growing timber and fruit trees such as mango, papaya and avocado.
We continued this project in 2022 and planted an additional 600 trees in Kamanga and surrounds.
A 3-year project has been developed that will see us plant 100,000 through the project period. As part of this project, 100 community savings-groups will be established as well as several environmental clubs at the local schools.
These groups and clubs will allow us to deliver education and training on environment and climate change. Focus will be on establishing tree and plant nurseries, re-forestation, fuel-efficient stoves and the importance of using improved latrines and clean water.
The consequences of not having a toilet and a sewage system
In Tanzania many people in rural areas live with significant health challenges, many of which are the result of unsafe and untreated water, poor latrines (uncovered) and poor hygiene practices. There is a strong link between poor hygiene, sanitation, water treatment and poor health among people in the community. As the result, communicable diseases like typhoid, diarrhea and skin infections are very common. In addition, there is a noticeable lack of knowledge about how to provide nutritious food for young children and malnutrition among these children is therefore an added complication to the existing health issues.
When no one comes to collect your waste
Waste management is gradually becoming a serious concern in Tanzania due to limited sorting at source and improper storage, collection, transportation, treatment and final disposal. A significant proportion of waste therefore ends up in the environment, accentuating environmental and public health risks.
People in the Nyamatongo Ward use lake water from Lake Victoria to wash in and to drink. This water is contaminated with pollutants pumped into the lake by towns and cities situated on the lake, is infected with the deadly disease, schistosomiasis, and is inhabited by crocodiles and hippopotamuses that regularly attack people.
Consequently, it is not surprising that 70% of diseases encountered in health facilities in the country are water and sanitation related.
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