The Story Behind Mikumi: A Name Rooted in HarmonyHave you ever wondered how Mikumi National Park got its name? The story traces back to the Mikumi palm tree, a vital symbol of life and connection for the local communities.This remarkable tree thrives in the stunning savannahs of Mikumi, a landscape rich with diverse wildlife. For generations, its leaves have been woven into the daily lives of the people who call this area home. They use the leaves to craft sturdy roofs for their homes and create beautiful, functional items like baskets and rugs.The Mikumi palm tree is more than a...
Volunteering opportunity
Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in the world? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in sustainable development while contributing to global change? The weltwärts program, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), offers Tanzanian young adults the unique opportunity to volunteer in Germany through a partnership between Environmental Conservation for Wildlife and Community Enterprise (ECOWICE) and ADRA Germany.Program OverviewThe weltwärts program provides young adults (ages 18-28) from developing countries with the opportunity to engage in volunteer service abroad. The program promotes global learning and intercultural exchange, offering volunteers up to 12...
Addressing Human-Elephant Conflict in the Selous-Niassa Corridor
Monitoring to Mitigate Conflict: A Data-Driven ApproachECOWICE, committed to fostering coexistence between humans and wildlife, has implemented a multi-layered approach to monitor and address these human-elephant conflicts. Through direct field observations and community feedback, ECOWICE is documenting the extent of the damage caused by elephants while gaining a clearer understanding of the conflict’s scale.One of the core strategies involves the establishment of monitoring transects in areas with frequent crop-raiding incidents. These transects enable ECOWICE to systematically observe elephant behavior, assess the damage, and collect essential data that inform future interventions. By incorporating community voices, the organization ensures that local knowledge...
Environmental Education
ECOWICE Inspires Future Environmental Leaders Through Hands-On EducationIn Tanzania's Mikumi and Selous-Niassa regions, ECOWICE is sowing the seeds of environmental stewardship, ensuring that the next generation is equipped to lead conservation efforts. Through an innovative approach that integrates environmental education into the Tanzanian primary school curriculum, students are gaining a deeper understanding of the natural world—and their role in protecting it.ECOWICE Inspires Future Environmental Leaders Through Hands-On EducationIn Tanzania's Mikumi and Selous-Niassa regions, ECOWICE is sowing the seeds of environmental stewardship, ensuring that the next generation is equipped to lead conservation efforts. Through an innovative approach that integrates environmental education...
We are hiring
Job Post: Field Facilitator (Conservation)Organization: Environmental Conservation for Wildlife and Community Enterprise (ECOWICE)Location: Mvomero, Namtumbo, Rungwe or Morogoro RuralAbout Us: Environmental Conservation for Wildlife and Community Enterprise (ECWCE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to conserving wildlife through improving income and food security. Our main programs focus on human-wildlife coexistence, environmental education, restoration, and sustainable income-generating activities. We operate in critical biodiversity areas including Mikumi National Park, Nyerere National Park, and the Rungwe and Livingstone mountains.Position: Field Facilitator (Conservation)Key Responsibilities:Facilitate and monitor environmental education programs.Facilitate and monitor crop protection initiatives.Facilitate and monitor income-generating activities.Facilitate and monitor restoration programs.Facilitate and monitor species...
Establishment of beehive fence for crop protection
As a result of living close to national park, farmers experience challenge of losing their crops from elephants. When elephants move from one park to another, they pass through farms and eat crops, something that affect income and food security of the community.ECOWICE is working with the Village natural resource committee and farmers group to establish a beehive fence that will protect their crops from elephant.Elephants don't like bees because they sting on their soft parts of skin like trunk and eyes.The project aims to support more than 100 farmers whom their farms are threatened by elephants.
ECOWICE supported farmers with sesame seeds
Sesame is now the highly dependable crop for farmers who face challenges from elephants. Since elephants don't eat sesame, farmers are now changing from growing elephant preferred crops to growing sesame. ECOWICE started by supporting 60 farmers by the year 2021 and now hundreds of farmers are turning into growing sesame, " I like growing sesame because elephants don't like them and they have good price at the market" Said Josephine Wahindi who has been growing sesame since year 2021. This year ECOWICE has supported more farmers with improved seeds and they are ready to apply organic farming practices in...
Establishment of Village Natural Resource Committee.
37.7% (33,428,000ha)of Tanzania land is forested where the forest ownership and management lies on state. Local community normally find themselves being excluded from earning forest benefits which in most cases drive them to utilize the forest illegally.With limited manpower and equipments, the government cannot manage to protect all forested areas and hence there is a need for engaging local people in forest conservation.The government through ministry of Natural resource and tourism agreed to develop ownership power of some forested areas to local community.In that case for a village to attain ownership, must have special committee for managing and protecting the...
Human-wildlife coexistence project along Nyerere national park
Human-wildlife coexistence project along Nyerere national parkWe are thrilled to start another project in Mbarang'andu Wildlife management Area along Nyerere National Park in Southern Tanzania.With the funding support from the Bio-Bridge Initiative, the project will address the critical issue of human-wildlife conflict and present innovative solutions that promote harmonious coexistence. The project is expected to address wildlife species that are highly in conflict with the adjacent community by causing crop loss and endangering human lives. The community will be involved to address various issues and propose suitable solutions, awareness raising and education will also be given to help the community...
Community needs assessment
In order to understand the challenges facing the community and wildlife, ECOWICE conduct a survey to both community and wildlife migratory area to a village adjacent to Mikumi national park.This activity is contributes to long term monitoring and conservation of wildlife migratory areas and corridors of Mikumi national park