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Phase 2: Mpingo Community Development Project

Weeks 1 & 2

African Blackwood Conservation Project (ABCP):
Our project partner in Moshi, Tanzania.

ABCP is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to replenish the valuable blackwood or ebony tree, known as mpingo in its home range of East Africa. The wood is used by African carvers and European instrument makers producing clarinets, oboes, and bagpipes. Over-harvesting has resulted in commercial extinction in many areas, seriously affecting local ecology and economies. The ABCP organises both large-scale replanting of the mpingo tree by community volunteers and youth education on conservation matters in primary and secondary schools. Click here for more.

Aims:

• Local craftsmen reliant on a regular supply of mpingo.
• Organise replanting of other species of trees to maintain the region’s biodiversity and provide a sustainable supply of timber and fuel for local communities.
• Promote awareness of conservation and environmental issues through a school education program and by founding youth conservation groups.
• Assist local women’s and mixed gender groups to establish programs such as tree nurseries and fuel efficient stove production in order to promote self sufficiency and sustainable living practices within local communities.

Beneficiaries:

• Local craftsmen reliant on a regular supply of mpingo.
• School children involved in the youth groups and the environmental education program.
• Women’s groups offered economic empowerment by the mpingo project.
• Local communities, who are educated on matters such as conservation practices and pollution.

What Will I be Doing?

• Mpingo replanting
• Schools education program

Project Funding

The project is an ongoing initiative funded by the VentureCo Trust. Each Venture will aim to complete a section of the overall project. The precise objectives for each group are defined at the UK Travel Safety Day, held 6 weeks before departure.

Funding for the development project comes directly from the VentureCo Trust. For each person that joins a Venture, we as a company, donate $400 to the Trust. 100% of the money the Trust receives is spent on projects. To date, the Trust has funded 63 development projects to the tune of over £152,000.

For more information on the VentureCo Trust and the projects it supports, click here.

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