About
My name is Yassin Madiwa, and I am the Executive Director of Friends of Usambara Society (FoU), a grassroots, non-profit environmental conservation and community development organization established in 1997 and based in Lushoto, Tanga Region, Tanzania.
Friends of Usambara Society works to restore degraded ecosystems, conserve biodiversity, protect vital water catchments, promote climate resilience, and improve rural livelihoods through community-led environmental initiatives.
Over the years, FoU has supported the planting of more than 26 million trees, working with over 70 villages and engaging more than 250,000 community members in environmental restoration and sustainable development activities.
Our key programmes include forest landscape restoration, agroforestry, community tree nurseries, environmental education in schools, sustainable tourism, and climate-resilient livelihoods.
Through the Usambara Mountains Climate-Resilient Landscape Restoration Programme, we collaborate with local communities, government institutions, and international partners to restore degraded landscapes and contribute to the goals of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030).
We are committed to building partnerships, sharing restoration knowledge, and expanding community-driven solutions that benefit both people and nature.
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