The work Mesha is doing is intensifying. She’s organizing women into groups for resource sharing and business development in collaboration with the Global Fund for Widows and with dedicated ICSEE funds.   Basic stove and solar work will get a boost from a new collaboration with our friends, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency in…

Can a rain-based, livestock-based economy survive when changing climate means the traditional livestock practices won’t work anymore? Indigenous communities are held in high regard for their understanding of the nature in which they live they. However, when nature changes, what is to be done? We must not hesitate to share…

Here is a snapshot of what International Development looks like in the here and now for the International Collaborative. Perhaps in the future, it will evolve to become quite different, but in the present, people are working together and creatively adapting to make life better. And surprising opportunities emerge. We…

New Education Program for Cypress Hill A significant social need There are many young people who need to repeat parts of the national exams to get the scores up to what they need to carry on with their life plans. They can retake the exams, but first need help to…

Can women’s empowerment be measured? Is it obvious when a woman is empowered? A woman empowered simply has more power. And power is the capacity, opportunity, and freedom to act, when the action is to achieve something she herself values and wants to accomplish. To have more power, it need not…

On June 17, the Uhuru Torch came through Monduli District, visiting two of the International Collaborative action centers. This represents the fifth time ICSEE has received this honor. The Torch recognized the ICSEE water sanitation system in the village of Mbuyuni, one of our three pilot water projects, as well…

Adapting to Climate Change with the Nature Conservancy The grasslands of Africa, especially those in the East Africa plains, including Tanzania, are a great resource. It is widely understood that they could be healthier, support more livestock and wildlife, and hold more carbon through strong, abundant grass. Mitigation of climate…

We welcome The Nature Conservancy! The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is an international organization active in Tanzania helping Rift Valley cattlemen make the necessary adaptations to the changing climate conditions. They have joined in our work at the ICSEE Manyara Feedlot. The Nature Conservancy is funding the expansion of facilities for…