Africa Bridge

04/07/2026

April 9 Webinar
“The Paradox” Conserving Africa’s Wildlife by Empowering People
On the one hand African wildlife is under threat, the populations have declined 76% over the last 50 years. On the other 70% of the population is under 30. Youth unemployment can be as high as 58%. Are we forced to choose between conservation or economic development?
It is impossible to conserve wildlife effectively without ensuring the wellbeing of the local people. The barrier to achieving this goal is extreme poverty. 90% of those living in extreme poverty (subsisting on less than $2.00 per day) reside in Sub-Saharan Africa, 80% live in rural areas and 50% are children. The incapacitating impacts created by extreme poverty, is a threat to wildlife and a limitation on creating income opportunities for local people.
Panel:
Tinashe Muyambo, Actuary/CEO EFGH Singapore/KIN Africa Investments Limited
Andrew Temu, Executive Chair & Consultant, Diligent Consulting LTD
Gerald Mgaya, Agripreneur in Tanzania
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On the one hand African wildlife is under threat, the populations have declined 76% over the last 50 years. On the other 70% of the population is under 30. Youth unemployment can be as high as 58%. Are we forced to choose between conservation or economic development? It is impossible to conserve wil...

03/31/2026

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03/24/2026

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03/14/2026

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03/10/2026

Register Today! March 17 Barry’s Café “The Next Chapter” Partnering

Our goal is to broaden the reach of the Africa Bridge model “The 5-Year path prosperity”. Our strategy is to partner with other organizations seeking to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable populations in rural Africa. This participant lead dialog will explore this arrangement where two parties cooperate in order to advance their mutual interests.
The goal of the 45-minute dialogs (Barry’s Café) is to deepen our relationships with supporters, donors and fellow implementers. The format of Barry’s Café conversations will be focused on a specific topic and conducted as a Q & A dialog. You are welcome to ask questions during the event. This event will not be recorded so register today!

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Our goal is to broaden the reach of the Africa Bridge model “The 5-Year path prosperity”. Our strategy is to partner with other organizations seeking to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable populations in rural Africa. This participant lead dialog will explore this arrangement where two parties c...

03/07/2026

As we celebrate International Women's Day Tomorrow, please read Alice’s Story of Resilience and Transformation. Alice is 54 years old and a farmer by profession. When Africa Bridge began implementing its project activities in the Isongole Ward (Idweli Village), Alice’s household was identified as one of the families caring for Most Vulnerable Children. She is a widow and was raising five children—four boys and one girl—on her own.
Before the participating in the co-op program of Africa Bridge, Alice mainly cultivated potatoes for both consumption and sale. However, the income she earned from selling potatoes was not sufficient to meet her family’s needs. Most of the money was used to cover small school expenses for her children, and only a small portion was allocated to daily household necessities.
Reflecting on her situation, Alice shared:
“My husband was a hard worker; he used to provide for many of our family’s needs. After he passed away, life became much more difficult for me because I had to take care of all five children by myself. We only had a small plot of land for cultivating potatoes, which was not enough to support our family. Potato farming is also seasonal and subject to price fluctuations—sometimes you make a profit, and sometimes you incur a loss."
She decided to join the cooperative because she already had experience in potato farming. Through the project, Africa Bridge supported the group to rent and expand farmland. As a result, Alice increased her cultivated land from half an acre to one and a half acres.
During the first phase of the potato project, most cooperative members did not benefit because the crops dried up in the fields. Despite this setback, Alice and her fellow cooperative members did not give up. They decided to try the following season again—and this time, their efforts paid off. The potatoes thrived, resulting in a good harvest. From that point on, Alice began to experience a real transformation in her family’s life.
With the income she earned from selling potatoes, Alice made significant improvements to her home. She replaced the mud floor with a cement floor, improved school support for her children, built a proper toilet, purchased modern furniture, and a television and radio.
Over time, the project enabled her to move from renting farmland to purchasing her own plot. She also diversified her income by investing in livestock and now keeps pigs and chickens.
Today, Alice lives with one grandchild, as all her children have grown up, established their own homes, and are now self-reliant. They also support and care for her. She concludes with gratitude:
“I thank Africa Bridge because at a time when life seemed impossible for my family, they gave me hope and showed me that it was still possible to move forward.”

03/03/2026

As we celebrate World Wildlife Day, enjoy this video from a previous webinar. Pastor Magingi, Country Coordinator for AWF in Tanzania shares important information for the road ahead on conserving wildlife and eliminating extreme poverty.

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02/25/2026

Join us on Safari March 2027! For information click on the link: https://wetu.com/ItineraryOutputs/Discovery/558125ae-5939-4c55-bb42-c3c859a95d94
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02/24/2026

Enjoy this video from a previous webinar talking about our program model and how it will be used in northern Tanzania. Thank you Andrew!

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02/13/2026

Africa Bridge and Manyara Ranch Management Trust, are launching the Tarangire-Manyara Wildlife Corridor Pilot — to conserve wildlife and improve the wellbeing of neighboring communities. Sustainable wildlife conservation is impossible without thriving communities. The 12 surrounding villages will set on a path to prosperity through agricultural cooperatives, engagement of women and the provision of psychosocial and paralegal support.

Increasing incomes and savings will alleviate poverty, foster a climate of entrepreneurship and enable a transfer of responsibility for wildlife conservation and the wellbeing to community members.

More than 50,000 people call the Tarangire–Manyara Ecosystem home. Many live in extreme poverty. When families struggle to survive, land clearing and wildlife poaching are often driven by necessity — not neglect.

The solution is not choosing between wildlife and people. It is strengthening both.

This is not charity. It is an independently proven 5-year pathway to independence — aligning poverty reduction with wildlife protection.

12/29/2025

Happy New Year! In 2026 we will continue to use our self-sustaining business model in transforming rural Tanzania villages through love. We are excited to be in Northern Tanzania!