EcoFamily – Tanzania |The Environmental Conservation Family| a government registered nonprofit organization in Tanzania Mainland.
Our Story
EcoFamily stands for Environmental Conservation Family. It is a national non-profit organization (NGO) working in Tanzania mainland with its head office in Bukoba Municipality, Kagera region in Northwestern Tanzania. EcoFamily was founded in 2008 by seven individuals who have academic background in different environmental related fields. 
The founders of EcoFamily share a passion for fostering sustainable development through effective environmental conservation initiatives. Their interest is to build a voluntary spirit to care for the environment and link the knowledge and skills generated at higher learning institutions to the communities. The NGO was officially registered under The Tanzania’s Non-Governmental Organizations Act of 2002 with Registration number: 00NGO/00003932 of June 28, 2010.
Since its inception, EcoFamily’s leadership and the members have undertaken various initiatives towards community empowerment and environmental conservation for sustainable development as a commitment to the organization’s mission and vision. The EcoFamily’s leadership is committed to community sustainable development through environmental conservation. EcoFamily has not yet acquired any external funding to implement its projects. However, through its volunteers, the organization collaborates with the Kagera and Kigoma regions’ Fisheries Resource Protection and Aquaculture Divisions of The Ministry of Livestock Development and Fisheries, to implement various activities under the Fisheries Act of 2003 with its Regulation of 2009. All implemented projects aim at protecting the environment and empowering the communities to utilize environmental resources sustainably. Read more on EcoFamily Profile 2014_Final
We are committed to the protection of the environment and natural resources, particularly the most at risk species.