Archive for: Tuungane Project

Tuungane Project Baseline Ecological Study: An Assessment of the Near-shore Biodiversity of Lake Tanganyika in Mahale Mountains National Park and Surrounding Villages

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The Tuungane Project is a collaboration between The Nature Conservancy, Frankfurt Zoological Society, and Pathfinder International that seeks to address the most significant health and environmental issues within the Greater Mahale Ecosystem in Western Tanzania. The Tuungane Project’s current and planned freshwater resource conservation interventions include, but are not limited to, support for development of fisheries co-management institutions (Beach Management Units, or BMUs), protection of fish breeding sites and the existing Mahale freshwater protected area, micro-credit loans to BMU members, reduction of sedimentation through agricultural land use management interventions, education, and capacity-building. This ecological survey focused on the freshwater component of the Lake Tanganyika Ecosystem. The diverse and fascinating animal life of Lake Tanganyika is a rich biological treasure of global significance.

Year: 2013

Source: Tuungane Project

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    Biodiversity

    Economic Development

    Environment

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    Assessment of Health Facilities and Health-Seeking Behavior in the Greater Mahale Valley: The Tuungane Project

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    Since the beginning of 2011, Pathfinder International has been working together with The Nature Conservancy and the Frankfurt Zoological Society to design and implement a project that reduces pressures on the diverse and fragile Greater Mahale Ecosystem in western Tanzania adjacent to Lake Tanganyika. This brief describes a rapid needs assessment of the health facilities conducted in March 2011 and summarizes information gathered through focus groups.

    Year: 2011

    Source: Tuungane Project

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      Integration

      Project Design

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      Let’s Unite: The Promise of Tuungane

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      An overview video of the Tuungane project, a partnership between The Nature Conservancy, Pathfinder International, and conservation organization Frankfurt Zoological Society, to improve the health of both people and nature on Lake Tanganyika’s Tanzanian shore.

      Year: 2015

      Source: Tuungane Project

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        Advocacy

        Integration

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        Changes in Household Well-Being and Resilience: 2011-2016

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        This document details the results of a household follow-­on survey and outcome assessment for the Tuungane (‘let’s unite’ in Kiswahili) project, which is working near Mahale Mountains National Park in Uvinza District of Tanzania’s Kigoma Region. The survey was implemented in August 2016. Tuungane is a project that simultaneously addresses population, health and environmental issues. This type of project is known globally as a ‘PHE project’.

        Year: 2017

        Source: Tuungane Project

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          Family Planning

          Integration

          Monitoring & Evaluation

          Resilience

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