Community support was established by the Tanzanian government, and the purpose is to support people living in poverty, from all over the country. Therefore, Bright African Safaris support the local community by donating 1% of the annual profit. We also offer different kinds of volunteer programs that gives our clients big chance to interact with locals and see where they can also give their support to the community. We have water project in Kilimanjaro region, School materials in Ngorongoro conservation area and now we are going to start another project at Manyara village area. We also arrange different programs include visits to local primary schools, hospitals, poor families and orphans children’s center. If you desire to help the local community, these tours will allow you to do a lot. Most of the works will take place in the villages, where different programs are located.
When you choose to Travel with Bright African Safaris, you are supporting local communities within the northern Tanzania area.
- We support schools with needs like sleeping mattress for boarding schools, blankets and computers. We have been doing this for about 10 years in different local primary schools. We have donated learning materials to Iliboru Deaf Primary School and Arusha Meru Deaf and Disable School.
- In 2016 we decided to select one center whereby we can full support and make sure they have all the basic needs before we move to another center. We have started with Nainokanoka Maasai Primary School in Ngorongoro Conservation Area. In December that year we donated 98 pieces of sleeping mattress; in May 2017 we donated one computer Laptop and 111pieces of blankets.
- This year on 3rd – 10th February 2018, we managed to renovate one dormitory for the young Maasai girls and 8 bathrooms; our plan is to renovate the whole school. This is how we spend 1% of our annual total sales
- In this July 2018, we are had done one water project which will help more than 63 families in Sereni/Usangi village in Kilimanjaro region. This will be a breath for old woman’s and children’s who used to walk for a long distance with baby on their back and pot on top of their head on search of water. This is how we spend 1% of our annual total sales.
- In May 2019, we are going to do full renovations for the boys dormitory and also install two water boiler for both boys and girls dormitory. Each water boiler will have 1500 ltr. We invite our clients to support our community, Lets put our effort together to make the world the best for living.
Bright African Safaris – Tree planting project strives to protect our environment from drought. The president cut the first sod on this project after a year with severe drought. The drought affected almost everyone in Tanzania, where most suffered from lack of food and water. The government had to step in and provide life support. Afterwards, the government made a system, which aim is to project the soil from drought as well as soil erosion. Planting trees are also protecting our water source.
The system consist mainly of one rule – you have to plant a tree before cutting a tree.
The project is no longer held solely by the government, but also by individuals and villages themselves.
First of all you have to choose whether you want to support the project in Kilimanjaro or Arusha Region. Afterwards, you have to decide the most fitable duration and in which period the volunteering shall take place. Bright African Safaris is going to arrange your stay for you while being here. The most convenient time for supporting this projects is from November to March, as Tanzania depends much on the rain season. If you prefer to volunteer in the summer, it can be also arranged from late July to August, due to the short rain season at that time.
When choosing this volunteer project you will have to buy tree plants yourself, and also be prepared to put in a lot of manpower.
The water supply project was first established to support the people living in the villages. The water source can be far away from home and the people have to walk long distances with baskets, pots and babies on the bag to get water for their daily use. Furthermore, the long distances expose a risk of being attacked by wild animals, because they sometimes have to cross wildlife-areas.
To support the water supply project you can do the following
- Help build water tanks.
- Help distribute water to the villages
- Buy water-purifying chemicals.
- Help protect our water source.
- Cleaning up our water source point.
Bright African Safaris will arrange short visits and stay to orphanages centers, families etc. This can be arranged whether you want to go in Kilimanjaro Region or Arusha Region.
Many children become orphans after losing their parents to AIDS, and they are often left alone with no medical care. These children are awaiting support and you can be the one making a difference. Visiting the orphanage will not cost you much, but it would be much appreciated if you bring them food and/or clothes. You can also apply them with medical care, and maybe one day put them to school. During your stay you will also have time to talk and play with the children.
Most of the poverty is caused by not going to school and instead staying home to look out for parents or younger siblings. Often this happens if the elder in the family have never been to school and do not know the importance of education. This pattern will continue throughout generations and are therefore hard to break free of.
This pattern has been ongoing since the colonial government, where education was offered according to what religion you practiced – mostly the Christian. Therefore, families were forced to practice the Christian religion in order to achieve support from missionaries, who owned the schools.
The government offer primary school for free, but if you want to continue to secondary school it is most likely that you have to pay school fees. This is where the problem evolves, because most of the families are unable to pay the fees. If you support them this will allow the children to break the pattern and make a brighter future for the coming generations.
If you choose one of the above mentioned community project you will get a 3-day tour to Usangi Village, in the beautiful highlands. This is the only way you can support and get in to real African life experiences.
The trip includes:
- A hike to the Kindoroko Forest (2113m). This is an indigenous forest with an interesting flora and fauna. It is also an unrevealed ritual place.
- A short visit to the local families. Here you will have time to see and experience the local life in the original round houses (msonge), which used to accommodate a family of 8-10 persons. The houses are all built with mud and the roof is made out of cooking oil cans. Some of the houses are over 120 years old now.
- Hike down to Goma Caves, which were built during the former clan wars from late 1800 til 1905.
- Walk to the Ibwe la vana site. This is a huge precipice, where infanticide was practiced before the invasion of the Islamic and Christian missionaries.
- Cultural interaction with the local elder at Mbale village.
- A short visit to Kivindu primary school, which was built by missionaries in the 1900’s.
- Visit to hospitals and primary schools.
