Environmental Sustainability
We introduce and implement environmentally friendly solutions for the communities which focus on eco-construction, planting bamboo as eco-friendly solution used for construction and our teams emphasize sustainable tourism operations.
PROGRAM DETAILS
It’s a unique opportunity which focuses on the prevention of waste, direct clean-up action, and explores creative opportunities for reusing, repurposing and recycling plastics. With a particular emphasis on Eco bricking and opportunities for recycling plastic, volunteers will work closely with local communities to help clean-ups and use plastic bottles and discarded rubbish to create bricks that can be used to build vital structures.
In Zanzibar, volunteers explore Jozani Forest. The largest tract of native bush on the island and is famously home to the endangered Red Colobus Monkey which is found only in Zanzibar. Volunteers will gain conservation experience by supporting local initiatives that aim to protect and preserve the natural environment and its wildlife through a range of conservation and sustainability activities and community education programs.
RESPONSIBILITIES
ü Sustainable construction using eco-friendly materials as mud, stones, wood.
ü New designs as tree houses.
ü Recycled materials.
ü Landscaping in gardens.
ü Solar product interior designs.
ü Developing and designing composting dry toilets, composters, grey water systems and similar eco solutions.
ü Eco bricking and other similar solutions.
ü Preserve nature.
ü Helping at a small reptile sanctuary.
ü Working at a farm co-op which grows fruits and vegetables.
ü Upcycling of waste materials.
ü Mangrove tree planting.
ü Replanting fruit trees in the forest as a source of food for the Red Colobus Monkey.
ü Small construction and renovation projects.
ü Teaching environmental conservation education in local schools.
THE BENEFITS
ü Support local teachers at community pre-schools, empowering them with skills to better educate their students on the impact of litter and plastic on the environment
ü Build awareness/threats of plastic pollution in the villages by educating adults and children on the issue of waste and its impact on health, wildlife and the wider environment
ü Get creative and entrepreneurial by helping turn waste and plastic into income-generating initiatives for local communities
ü Help reduce waste and the impact of plastic by creating Eco bricks that can then be used to build sustainable structures for the local community
ü If you’re up for it, you can even get involved in building/renovating schools using Eco bricks!
