Local Environmental Projects

RIPPLE Africa has the use of about five acres of land adjacent to Mwaya Beach, and we have set up a demonstration tree nursery which is used for training purposes and an experimental vegetable garden. We hold regular meetings to train local communities about environmental issues, including tree planting, reforestation, fuel-efficient wood burning clay stoves (mbaula), composting, fruit growing and drying, etc.

RIPPLE Africa has been working closely with the Village Development Committee (VDC), who are responsible for administering the local by-laws that it and RIPPLE Africa have drawn up to stop bush fires and the felling of trees.

We are interested in assisting with agriculture in the future, and we're keen to have volunteers to help with this project. For more information, please click here.

Other Projects

RIPPLE Africa is keen to develop a variety of projects to benefit the local community. Normally, the projects require small amounts of funding to get started and then can produce sustainable incomes. We have had various attempts with fruit drying but want to extend this next year, and we hope to see large quantities of dried mangoes, pineapples and pawpaws. Other projects we've been involved with are cassava chip making, peanut butter making, sewing groups, and egg production.

A very successful project is the palmwood furniture making business. The local people used to burn the palmwood as it had no real value, but RIPPLE Africa employed some furniture makers from another district to teach a group at Matete, and now they have a successful business supplying affordable furniture locally.

We need to raise funds for...