Project Name
Strengthening Commitment to Maasai Indigenous Knowledge and Culture for Enhanced Climate Resilience in Tanzania
Funder
GEF/UNIDO
Grant Amount
Cost shared: GEF USD $ 98,000 – Kesho Trust: USD $ 35,600
Duration
Start: November, 2024 End: October, 2026
Background
The project builds on the success of the previous project under the Indigenous Knowledge Bridging of Land and Water Governance in Tanzania and Canada (IKG). Ended in 2022, the IKG was centered on a direct engagement with traditional knowledge of the indigenous Maasai people and the utilization of that knowledge to inform land and resources governance in Tanzania.
Status
Approved, Ongoing. By end of December 2024, KT has initiated the project introduction at various levels, including the President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government Tanzania (PO-RALG), Regional (Tanga and Arusha), District (Ngorongoro and Kilindi), and the community level (Elerai and Enguserosambu villages).
Overview
The project’s overall objective is to promote the acceptance and use of Maasai traditional knowledge of community land and natural resources management for improved adaptations and resilience strategies to impacts of climate change in Enguserosambu ward (Ngorongoro District) and Elerai village (Kilindi District).
The project will help to achieve the following four (4) specific objectives:
- To strengthen commitment to and integration of Maasai’s indigenous knowledge and culture for enhancing natural resource governance and promoting climate resilience in Enguserosambu and Elerai project sites
- To develop and promote implementation of community action plans based on traditional knowledge to address climate change impacts and adapting community infrastructure
- To promote innovative and resilient livelihood activities for increased community’s climate change adaptive capacity
- To advocate for government policy improvement on Maasai pastoralism and strengthen indigenous people supportive partnerships locally, nationally, and internationally