Access to sustainable environmental protection resources
The project aims to scale up the increased knowledge of and access to sustainable environmental protection resources in Monduli District, Arusha Region, Northern Tanzania. It has specific objectives to educate 500 community members and 3,000 children on local environmental issues and alternative good practices, train 42 teachers and educate 3,000 children to reinforce their adoption of good environmental practices, provide fuel-efficient stoves for six school kitchens, and distribute 4,000 tree seedlings to strengthen and maintain community adoption of good practices. As community behavior changes and best practices are adopted, support from Ace Africa will diminish.
Founded in 2003, Ace Africa is a registered Charity in Tanzania, it aims to empower children in their communities in rural areas of Kenya and Tanzania, to achieve sustainable, fulfilling and independent lives through improved food and economic security, health, well-being and rights awareness.
Type
Environment / Community Development / EducationDuration
August 2025 - July 2027Location
Monduli / TanzaniaWith whom
Tanzania
Population
57.3 million (2017)
Per Capita Income
USD 920/year
Poverty rate *
28% (2011)
Literacy rate
78% (2016)
Human Development Index
154TH OUT OF 189 COUNTRIES (2018)
Tanzania has experienced high and relatively stable growth rates over the past decade. At the same time, Tanzania is lagging in primary school completion, maternal health, poverty eradication, malnutrition and environmental sustainability. While the poverty rate has recently declined, the absolute number of the poor has not changed due to the fast pace of population growth (3% per annum). It has made little progress towards reducing extreme hunger and malnutrition, particularly in rural areas. However, scrapping contributions for primary and secondary school has drastically increased primary school enrolment.
Sources: World Food Program, UNICEF, World Bank, 2016 Human Development Report, Human Development Indices and Indicators (2018 Statistical Update)
*The percentage of the population living below the national poverty line.