Shanga
The Shanga Project, based in Arusha, Tanzania is at the forefront of sustainability and empowering community programs. Waste management and recycling are enormous challenges facing Tanzania and other developing countries. Shanga has developed a way to be part of the solution while at the same time providing important job skills and opportunities to those who might otherwise be marginalized by disabilities.
Shanga’s programs include:
- The Shanga project workshop creates beautiful and unique crafts and jewelry out of sustainable and recycled materials, such as used wine bottles that come from safari camps. The workshop employs 42 disabled Tanzanians.
- The River House Restaurant, located on one of Tanzania’s oldest and prettiest coffee estates, offers healthy, locally-grown lunches in garden pavilions overlooking the river.
- The Pink Balloon program helps deaf and mentally disabled children by supporting the silent heroes who run the special needs programs in the poorest of Tanzanian schools.
All income from the Shanga workshop, restaurant, and shop sales goes toward keeping more materials out of the waste stream, while providing job opportunities to deserving disabled Tanzanians.
Deeper Africa guests get a behind-the-scenes look at Shanga's innovative programs and have the opportunity meet its wonderful employees.
Learn more at www.shanga.org.