FoU presantation

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Box 151, Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania East Africa Tel/Fax: +255-26 60 132 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.usambaratravels.com ABOUT FoU. The friends of Usambara Society (FoU) in an NGO with about78 committed members registered in 1997.

Transcript of FoU presantation

Box 151, Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania East Africa Tel/Fax: +255-26 60 132 Email:

[email protected] Internet: www.usambaratravels.com

ABOUT FoU. The friends of Usambara Society (FoU) in an NGO

with about78 committed members registered in 1997.

The overall goals of the Society are to develop and promote tourism in the Usambaras and contribute to the conservation of the area's cultural and natural resources.

Use a part of income generated in tourism to protect nature and culture of the mountains.

To stimulate the communities to plant more trees in their surroundings and sensitive areas especially watersheds. 

..…FoU

Establishment of environmental clubs in both primary and secondary schools. The environmental clubs in schools are important units

of voluntary coalition of students FoU works with twelve schools which include

Kitopeni, Mbula, Lushoto, Kwembago, Nyankei, Yoghoi and Kwesimu, primary schools and Lushoto, Prince Claus and Shambalai secondary schools

FoU ACTIVITIES & SUCCESS

Primary School pupils under supervision of the teachers in club works

FoU SUCCESS

From the year 2013-2015 the clubs managed to produced about 300,000 seedlings.

These were planted in different sites including Irente valley, Yoghoi and Irente villages, Lushoto and the mentioned school compounds.

FoU SUCCESS

……FoU SUCCESSSupplying tree seedlings to the villages and schools.

Villagers with seedlings ready to plant

The FoU supplied 625,000 tree seedlings which were of Albizia schimperana, Makhamea luthea, Griveria robusta, Cedrela oderata and some eucalyptus species to the Ngulwi, Migambo and Mkuzu primary schools, Mkuzu and Migambo villages in the year 2016

Environmental conservation hikes’ packages. Through Cultural hikes of

these type tourists buy and plant seedlings with the villagers.

These packages have been very useful especially in short rain seasons. Since 2014 more than 180,000 seedlings have been planted.

……FoU SUCCESS

Cooperation with the district forestry department. The district was

supplied 12,500 tree seedlings in different action days including may mosi and the world day for trees from 2013-2016.

……FoU SUCCESS

Recently the forest department in Lushoto council was provided with 1000 Makhamea lutea tree seedlings to be planted alongside the road.

…….Cooperation with Lushoto district management.

The Home base tree nursery This is the huge tree

nursery established and managed by the FoU tour guides.

All the seedlings are freely distributed to the villagers.

Currently in the nursery there are more than 12 different tree species making a total of 400,000 seedlings

……FoU SUCCESS

Rising of people’s awareness on conservation People especially the

villagers, pupils, students and school teachers have been fully participative in our projects. FoU is currently receiving more than 5 letters per month from different villages managements and individuals and institutions asking for seedlings

……FoU SUCCESS

Our conservation projects are progressive at least to a point when 13 million trees planted.

FoU goals for the 2017

To extend planting projects to the most remote villages.

FoU will also extend the project to much more interior villages a key indicator of the forest resources consumption.

Increasing the number of schools More 4H groups will be formed to network different

planting and conservation techniques in sub urban areas to the country sides.

….FoU goals

Increasing theoretical and practical trainings on conservation/planting to school children.

Through classroom sessions children will be trained why and how to start tree nurseries for planting.

….FoU goals

Emphasis on Indigenous and fruit trees.

In this turn more indigenous and fruit trees will be planted to subside the villagers with fruits which will raise family incomes.

….FoU goals

For the 20% VDF being a ridged fund to hit such wider goals FoU asks for any possible help from whoever feels to join the move.

Challenge

TREES FOR LIFE!**THANKS FOR LISTENING**