We are grateful to meet Miss Natalie Luejens from our partner organization ADRA Germany who visited our office and project to villages adjacent to Mikumi national park. She has visited our farmer group at Mkata village which practices Community Conservation Bank, Sesame farming, and mushroom farming. She has also visited the SAVE WILD club at...
Time for planting treesAs we are starting the rain season, it’s time for planting trees. Save Wild Club members at Mkata primary school are ready to plant more than 800 tree seedlings from the tree nursery they established in November 2021. These plants are expected to be planted on the school farm and each member...
Do you have a degree or diploma in Beekeeping, wildlife conservation, forests, or Food-related studies? We are now inviting you to volunteer with us. Our activities range from community support, value addition to marketing. If you are interested, please submit your application letter and Curriculum Vitae (CV) to savewild@ecowice.org. The deadline for application is Monday...
With the aim of restoring the forest that has been degraded, the club has started a tree nursery that will provide tree seedlings for planting in areas where trees have been lost due to charcoal production and farming. Members will grow seeds that were collected from the forest on world environmental day this year.They are...
ECOWICE team has organized a meeting with the village council to discuss the establishment of Community Based Forest Management (CBFM). Through this meeting, various issues regarding conservation and utilization of village forests were addressed, which sensitized the committee to call for CBFM. The committee agreed to call the village assembly that will allow the development...
Mkata river support life for wild animals of Mikumi national park especially for migratory animals like elephants. The river also passes through villages where it supports various livelihoods to an adjacent community such as fishing, farming, and livestock keeping.Hower the river is highly polluted by wastes associated with human activities. This week; Members of our...
It is now summer season where farmers are not engaged in farming, the main source of livelihood for the community adjacent to Mikumi national park. It is the season where farmers struggle to find other sources of livelihood and mostly end up destructing from the forest and wildlife resources.ECOWICE is now supporting farmers to grow...
Children are future conservationists who can help to spread the message about conservation, and through them, adults in the local community can learn to be more responsible and become more proactive in the protection of wildlife.ECOWICE runs a green club called SAVE WILD CLUB that operates in primary and secondary schools adjacent to wildlife and...
Today we celebrated world ranger day with the village natural resource committee of Mkata village. This committee is responsible for managing and protecting the village forest reserve, a wildlife dispersal area, and the corridor of Mikumi national park. We have conducted a focus group discussion to determine various issues they face in protection and management...
Community Conservation Bank for sustainable incomeCommunity Conservation Bank(COCOBA) helps the community to solve their economic challenges while conserving wildlife and their environment. ECOWICE support the community adjacent Mikumi national park to earn sustainable income from environmental friendly income generating activities through long lasting community savings and banking loans model.
