ECOWICE is proud to announce its participation in Make aDifference Week — an annual week of global restorative action led by the Society forEcological Restoration where individuals and organizations fromaround the world host and participate in local volunteer events during the week of June4-11, 2022.As part of Make A DifferenceWeek, we are hosting an activity for the Collection ofgarbage for the healthy elephant migratory area of Mikumi national park. . This volunteer event will be held on Saturday 4th June 2022  at Mkata village adjacent to Mikumi national park. We invite you to participate!Book for your  participation here; https://makeadifferenceweek.org/events/collection-of-garbage-for-healthy-elephant-migratory-area/ Launched by Society...

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 Mkata primary school and experience tree planting activities and wildlife games. In the end, We have shared a lot about areas of collaboration and how we can attain the goal of conserving wildlife and forests together. This is a good step toward our collaboration.

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 will take trees to plant at their homes.’

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 6th December 2020

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 expecting to grow more than 5000 tree seedlings that will be distributed to schools and farmer groups. 

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 of the CBFM plan and formulate a new village natural resource committee.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,...

 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 environmental club namely the SAVE WILD club comprising of primary school pupils collected wastes to make it good for wildlife and their families. Through that, they also gained an opportunity to about various types of wastes and how to dispose of them. They collected both...

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 mushrooms as a source of livelihood during the off-farm season. Farmers will be supported to obtain materials for mushroom house construction, skills for mushroom farming, and marketing support.The project has started at Mkata village where more than 100 farmers will be supported

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 forest areas.The school management of Mkata primary school has approved the club charter and work plan that will guide all activities of the club. This  marks the beginning of operating club activities at the school