How to grow $25K into community-led conservation: Interview with Tanzania’s Mwambao

Ali Thani and Lorna Slade founded the Mwambao Coastal Community Network in Tanzania after a 2008 financial crisis left their initiative with $25,000. The organization now operates across Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania with an annual budget of about $3.5 million, supporting community fisheries management, temporary fishing closures and livelihood programs.

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