I nostri progetti

In the wide rangelands in Northern Tanzania, climatic phenomena are no longer predictable: long-lasting droughts and the severe reduction of water resources are a serious threat to the survival of the Maasai community and its livestock, still  the only income resource for the inhabitants of this territory today. Local economy, in fact, is almost entirely […]

‘Kisima’ in Swahili means ‘source’ and contains the names of the territories where our work is focused: Kiteto and Simanjiro, in the Manyara Region. Here the services related to water supply are limited, because the institutional support is weak, the management committees (CBWSO) have rather scarce capacities and the operating and maintenance costs are high.  […]

Greater Kilimanjaro – an area of 15,500 km2 which includes 16 protected areas – is home to more than one million mammals of 28 different species, that share the same territories with over 30,000 families of pastoralists, especially Maasai. The survival of the communities, as much as the one of local wildlife, is based on […]

The name Makilenga carries a story of participation: it comes from the initials of the most important rural areas which, through the support of Istituto Oikos and the Meru District, were involved in a participation process that led to the creation of 24 village committees for water management, elected by 54 sub-villages. These 24 committees […]

Women are the supporting element of the Maasai community. They keep cultural traditions alive, and they allow their families to satisfy their basic needs: in fact, women are responsible for the domestic management of water, food and wood for cooking and heating when the weather gets colder. Yet, a strongly patriarchal society forces them into […]

The 500 thousand Maasai pastoralists living in the steppe in Northern Tanzania can no longer rely on the rains. Strong showers followed by long draughts are bringing to their knees whole populations who normally depend on the resources provided by these lands: livestock, the only source of livelihood for the Maasai tribes, has been wiped out […]

Realising fruit gardens in 18 schools within the Arumeru District, in Northern Tanzania, means that we can guarantee a healthy and balanced diet  to 8,600 children that, due to the lack of nutrient food, suffer from malnutrition and other disorders as a consequence of a diet poor in proteins, sugars and micro-nutrients. The body suffers […]

We have been working with the community of Ngarenanyuki and Oldonyo Sambu Districts for four years in order to assure the access to renewable energy creating commercial activities and parallel services. Starting from training: together with the staff in charge of energy policies in the two Districts, after specific training courses,  we created two Committees […]

In the Maasai Steppe in Northern Tanzania, being a woman is a challenge. It means quitting school to take care of their houses, first of all gathering wood and water, more times a day, often walking many kilometers from where they live. It means being victim of abuses and oppression. It means having no job, […]

In the Arusha Region more than 100 Secondary Schools have no access to electricity services. Classes and dormitories have no illumination and students use kerosene lamps which are harmful for their health and dangerous due to fire risk. There is no electricity for external lights, that makes it easier for felons and thieves to break […]

Emancipazione e diritti delle donne Maasai: un futuro per la Tanzania

Le comunità pastorali in prima linea contro i cambiamenti climatici

Miglioramento del servizio idrico nei distretti di Kiteto e Simanjiro, Regione Manyara.

Un orto-giardino comunitario, con le donne come protagoniste

Orticoltura in Tanzania per migliorare la qualità della vita

Energia rinnovabile nelle aree rurali della Tanzania

Azioni integrate per incrementare la resilienza ai cambiamenti climatici delle comunità pastorali nel Nord della Tanzania

Investire nelle donne Maasai per migliorare il benessere delle comunità rurali

Un modello di resilienza per le comunità pastorali delle steppe Maasai

Territori di frontiera da proteggere insieme, oltre i confini

Nella Regione di Arusha più di 100 scuole secondarie non hanno accesso ai servizi elettrici. In tema di educazione, le condizioni nelle zone rurali sono di gran lunga peggiori rispetto alle aree urbane: le aule e i dormitori delle scuole non sono illuminati, e gli studenti ricorrono a lampade al kerosene dannose per la salute […]

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