WHO WE ARE

The Ujamaa Community Resource Team (UCRT) seeks to improve the lives of pastoralists, agro-pastoralist, and hunter-gatherer
communities in northern Tanzania by empowering them to sustainably manage and benefit from the natural resources on which their livelihoods depend. UCRT believes that empowering these communities is a fundamental step towards a just and sustainable society. It achieves this through:​

OUR MISSION 

​ To strengthen community capacity to improve their livelihoods, to secure rights to land and natural resources, and to sustainably manage them.​

WHERE WE WORK
UCRT works where communities need us most. From the borders of the Serengeti reaching towards Dodoma, in Tanzania we partner with Indigenous and local communities who depend on communal land to sustain their traditional ways of life.
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See how UCRT partners with communities to claim their rights, strengthen governance, and shape their own futures.

PROUD AWARD RECIPIENTS

Over the years, we've proudly been the recipient of several prestigious awards.

5 Year Strategic Plan 

Discover Our 5 Year Strategic Plan where we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with communities, offering support in resolving conflicts, advancing land rights and natural resource management, refining governance structures, and improving social and economic empowerment. Through focused objectives and collaborative endeavours, our aim is to cultivate a future that's both equitable and sustainable for all involved.

OUR IMPACT 

Hectares of land protected in Tanzania.
Communal Certificates of Customary Rights of Occupancy issued, giving communities rights to own and manage their resources and land sustainably
People across 161 villages
benefit from stronger land rights and  sustainable management
​of natural resources.
Women know their rights and can own and benefit from their land and natural resources thanks to their membership in our Women's Rights and Leadership Forums spread across 88 villages.
*Updated August 2025