

ACTIVE™ Community Engagement offers practical methods and strategies for organizations to create and sustain meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships with local people.
Developed by African People & Wildlife, ACTIVE™ is the culmination of more than 15 years of on-the-ground experience partnering with rural communities to achieve successful, long-term conservation outcomes in Tanzania. We offer the following ACTIVE™ opportunities.
Examples of Learning Lenses for ACTIVE™ Community Engagement
Human-Wildlife Conflict Prevention
Learn how to leverage the traditional knowledge and expertise of local people to co-create solutions that uplift livelihoods while conserving wildlife. The innovations that result from such collaborations are effective, sustainable, and culturally appropriate.

Community Natural Resource Management
Visit projects that involve working hand in hand with rural communities to monitor, measure, and safeguard natural resources. As active participants and decision-makers in conservation programs, community members are dedicated to the success of their efforts.

Sustainable Enterprise Development
Experience enterprise development programs that uplift livelihoods, protect the environment, and reinforce the value of local wildlife species. Through supportive workshops that promote self-sufficiency, program beneficiaries are prepared for long-term entrepreneurial success.

Environmental Education
Learn how to develop trainings and seminars that provide the technical resources, expertise, and support for community members who aspire to lead their own conservation projects or become valued staff and field team members. This lens also emphasizes the importance of youth environmental education.
