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This eco lodge at the foothills of Kilimanjaro is now owned by the local people, brings a salary to the host families, and brings funds to help community development projects. The project aims to provide a sustainable tourism venture which brings additional income and security to the local coffee producers living on the slopes of Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union who coordinates coffee farmers' activities owns 50% of the project while Rural Cooperative Societies (Coffee producers –who are registered members to the Union and selling their coffee to KNCU) owns 50% of the venture.
There is one Project Manager who manages and coordinates all project activities. He is employed by KNCU and paid a salary. There are 3 families (Host Families) who get direct income from the tourists. The 3 cooks from the families are paid directly when they attend to visitors. There is 1 local tour guide who also gets paid for his services to the tourists. Communities benefit indirectly from the project from the funds set aside for community-based activities such as; school building, coffee seedling nurseries. Some organised groups and individuals directly get payments through guiding and by selling food staff to the project.
The local people also provide crafts and other items to the tourists. Families and the community are informed during meetings about management of waste resulting from tourism. Environmental protection education is given to community whenever there is a meeting.
Families receive 28% of the collection from this lodge. Local communities get 50% of the income set aside for community development activities.
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