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Programs

Seven ways we look after our environment. All of them currently run in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Want to bring one to Charlottetown or your own community? Tell us.

Students in school uniform planting a tree seedling together

Green Saturdays

Tree-planting days that bring students, neighbours, and volunteers together to restore green cover.

For example
Planting seedlings with a school eco club and showing students how to look after them.
Where
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Express interest: Green Saturdays
Two volunteers in gloves holding a bag of collected litter on a beach

Beach Cleanups

Protecting the coast and ocean life from plastic and other waste.

For example
Volunteers collect and bag litter along a Dar es Salaam beach, then talk about where it came from.
Where
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Express interest: Beach Cleanups
Think Green team members in green shirts holding a certificate at the Environmental Festival

Eco-Leaders Rise

Workshops and forums that help young people turn climate ideas into action.

For example
Eco-Leaders Rise 2025 brought young changemakers together for creative forums and innovation sessions.
Where
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Express interest: Eco-Leaders Rise
A student presenting a structure made of plastic bottles to a group of adults

Think Green Labs

A space to design and test simple solutions to local environmental problems.

For example
Students built a structure from reused plastic bottles and presented it to visitors.
Where
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Express interest: Think Green Labs
Two young people holding up tree seedlings in nursery bags

Water & Soil Care

Conserving water and keeping soil healthy so trees and food crops can thrive.

For example
Raising seedlings in nursery bags and learning how healthy soil and careful watering help them grow.
Where
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Express interest: Water & Soil Care
A large group of volunteers under a thatched shelter with sorted waste in front of them

Circular Clinics

Hands-on sessions on reducing, reusing, and recycling: the ideas behind a circular economy.

For example
After a cleanup, sorting the collected waste to see what can be reused or recycled.
Where
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Express interest: Circular Clinics

Clean Energy Literacy

Awareness sessions on clean and renewable energy and why it matters for families and communities.

For example
Talking with students about how solar power and cleaner cooking can cut smoke and costs at home.
Where
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Express interest: Clean Energy Literacy