Projects under Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Nutrition

Under Private Forestry Programme, SEDIT facilitates training on business skills, sustainable enterprises and facilitation of access to financial services for the respective communities through VICOBA/VSLA so that they can run optional livelihoods while waiting their tree plantations to mature and therefore avoid premature harvesting of tree plantations. 

The project focuses on funding and capacity building in forestry value chain in the Southern Highlands. SEDIT also works with WWF on provision of business skills training and access to finance for environmentally friendly income generation activities using VICOBA approaches. Through VICOBAs, community participation in sustainable fishing has been reached by training fishers and supporting them to purchase suitable and appropriate fishing gears.

Sustainable livelihoods promotion under Forestry Value Chains Development (FORVAC) aims at contributing to increased forest based livelihoods in the FORVAC target areas through sustainable business with vision for growth” this is in line with SDGs and Tanzania’s FYDP II; which aims at contributing to increasing economic, social and environmental benefits from forests and woodlands while reducing deforestation with an expected outcome of “Improved forest-based income, livelihoods and environmental benefits”.

Specifically, SEDIT provides services on

1. Provide Mentoring Services in Community Level Forestry Related Businesses in Tanga (Handeni), Ruvuma (Mbinga, Nyasa, Namtumbo, Tunduru and Songea) and Lindi (Liwale)”.
2. Provide fund Management for supporting Community Level Forestry Related Businesses in Tanga (Handeni), Ruvuma (Mbinga, Nyasa, Namtumbo, Tunduru and Songea) and Lindi (Liwale)”.