IKG Project Tour 2022 Report

An illustrated report on the IKG project tour last year was prepared by Erik Val who participated in the tour and stayed on in Elerai to continue his work traditional knowledge mapping work with the support of the community researchers. The report provides excellent...

Tanzania Field School 2019

The students of this year’s field school have shared their photos for this photo story of the experience.  Check it out! Field School 2019     Another program is planned for 2020.  Information can be found on the UVic Geography website: Tanzania Field...

Tanzania Maasai Visit Canada

The Kesho Trust, in partnership with the University of Victoria [UVic], secured a Connections Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada [SSHRC]. The grant enabled the long-planned tour by representatives of the Enguserosambu Forest Trust...

Good Hope Update 2018

As usual it is great to get Rosemary’s updates on all the activity at Good Hope after she makes her annual trek to Tanzania!  Unfortunately this one missed our Christmas newsletter but it available here and on our website.   Good Hope Update December 2018...

Population and Environment

The Kesho Trust was invited to attend a recent information workshop regarding research on the links between population and the environment. A local volunteer with Kesho Trust, Beatrice Simon, who has worked with us in Saadani [in photo] and in Kiteto District attended...

Trip Report: Bruce K. Downie, Director

As the Canadian representative to the Tanzanian Board of Directors, I have taken a fairly prominent role in the development of the Kesho Trust program in Tanzania. I attempt to visit regularly and this recent visit had a fairly extensive agenda of activities. I have...