Community Development Trust Fund (CDTF) is dedicated to empowering communities, particularly women and youth, to engage in economic activities aimed at alleviating extreme poverty. The ECCOLOGIA project was initiated to support community-driven initiatives following the training of village council members in five villages within the Melela ward in 2021. Since November 2022, CDTF has been actively raising awareness on Climate Change, Environment conservation, Gender equality in livelihood opportunities, and beekeeping management in Magali village, in Mvomero district.
Achievements:
- Sensitization of 120 villagers on ECCOLOGIA.
- Strengthening of two groups with a total of 20 members.
- Formation of an environmental committee comprising 5 students, 10 village authority members, and 5 villagers, with gender representation of 15 women and 13 men.
- Support for 100 bee hives distributed to Magali Primary School, Magali Village Council, Walemavu, and Pambana na Mazingira groups.
