Green and Humanitarian Organization (GHO) Kigoma - Tanzania - Africa
The objectives that the GHO is implementing are:
Tackling rural poverty through promoting sustainable farming
systems which are environmentally sound, economically viable
and socially acceptable,
Fostering rational utilization of natural resources for
sustainable development in healthy, clean and friendly
environment in order to ensure food security, diversify sources
of income and improved livelihood of communities.
Empowering/ awakening the communities to own and manage the
environmental resources sustainably using their indigenous
knowledge and incorporating science and technology where
necessary.
Initiate promote and coordinate community based strategies for
livelihood improvement and sustainable utilization of resources
so as to ensure sustainable use throughout. These
strategies shall include but not limited to the following:
Fisheries management
Wetlands management
Forestry management
Land Use management
To promote environmentally sound investments
Stimulate and promote community-based income generating
activities aimed at reducing poverty, which are conscious of
the environmental impact.
Encourage the communities in Tanzania to improve their health
status and sanitary conditions and contribute to processes
aimed at haltering the ongoing spread of HIV/ Aids., Malaria
and other pandemic diseases.
The ICPU supports the GHO in building an elementary school for children.