Tanzania

Located in a strategic point on the east coast of the African continent, the territory of present-day Tanzania has been for centuries the crossroads of a series of trades, exchanges and connections between the Arab, Persian and Bantu worlds. In particular, the island of Zanzibar acquired a growing centrality, until it became an important sultanate linked to that of Oman. Today Tanzania is a country with a vast territory, three times larger than Italy, and rich in some of the most beautiful naturalistic corners of Africa. In the north-east, the territory is mainly mountainous and it is there that the Kilimanjaro is found, the highest and most famous peak of the continent. Still in the north, but on the western side, the Great Lakes region begins. That's where Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika are located, respectively the largest and the deepest in Africa. But perhaps the most incredible attraction that Tanzania has to offer the world are its natural parks. The Serengeti National Park, the famous Ngorongoro, the Selous reserve, the Mikumi park and the park of the Gombe Stream, small but of great importance. The district of Rombo is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro region and contains a large portion of the Kilimanjaro National Park. The project aims to decrease the exploitation of water resources and improve environmental quality by offering productive activities such as fruit production and beekeeping, but implemented with a low use of water and soil. The project also intends to promote and disseminate an appropriate behavior with respect to the use of water, practicing reforestation of areas surrounding traditional water sources and proposing activities that generate an alternative income capable of motivating farmers to change land use and towards a less intense exploitation of natural resources such as beekeeping, an extremely profitable activity compatible with the natural forest associations in the area.