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Our work on the ground.
These are the real projects we have secured funding for and delivered across Tanzania's coast — from USAID-funded seabed surveys to the largest marine ecosystem assessment ever conducted in the country.
Featured Project — OngoingMarine Conservation
Tanzania's Most Comprehensive Marine Ecosystem Assessment
- ClientThe Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- FunderEuropean Union — €110M Blue Economy Programme, channelled through IUCN to TNC, then to ASUTA
- LocationEntire Tanzanian coastline — Tanga to Mtwara — and Zanzibar
- Period2026 – 2027
- StatusOngoing
Tanzania's coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and seaweed ecosystems are among the most important in the Indian Ocean — but no single, comprehensive, up-to-date scientific assessment of all of them existed. TNC was commissioned by the EU and IUCN to produce this assessment, and they chose ASUTA as their primary implementing partner. The task was to survey, document, and assess the health of these ecosystems across the entire Tanzanian coast — and to calculate the economic and social value of what these ecosystems provide to people.
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MarineMapping the Dar es Salaam Seabed
The first systematic, science-based picture of what lies beneath Dar es Salaam's coastal waters — 2,156 seabed photographs across the Marine Reserves System.
- ASUTA
- Kinondoni and Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam
- 2022 – 2024
MarineMapping the Southern Tanzanian Seabed
The largest benthic survey ever conducted in southern Tanzania — 6,737 seabed grids across four districts and two marine parks.
- ASUTA
- Kibiti, Kilwa, Mafia and Lindi — including Mafia Island Marine Park and Mnazi Bay–Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park
- 2022 – 2024
CommunityStrengthening Coastal Communities to Protect Their Ocean
Over 750 community members trained across 84 Beach Management Units and 17 community fisheries management areas in two seascapes.
- ASUTA
- Dar es Salaam (Kinondoni and Kigamboni) and Mtwara
- 2022 – February 2025
Services
What We Deliver
From securing the funding to completing the work — we support the full project lifecycle.
Fund Mobilisation & Proposal Writing
We identify funding opportunities, design projects and write winning proposals for NGOs and community organisations — from small community grants to large international programmes.
Marine Conservation
Coral reef surveys, seabed mapping, seagrass and seaweed assessments, marine protected area support, blue carbon, and community-based ocean management.
Terrestrial Conservation
Forest conservation, biodiversity surveys, land restoration, wetland management, REDD+ support, and human-wildlife conflict reduction.
Community Empowerment
Livelihood development, gender inclusion, community co-management, youth engagement, and linking communities to financial services.
Capacity Building
Proposal writing training, project management, monitoring and evaluation, financial management, and institutional strengthening for NGOs.
Project Implementation & Management
Field coordination, team management, donor reporting, monitoring and evaluation — we manage the full delivery of funded projects from start to finish.
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Whether you need support winning a grant, implementing a funded project, or building your team's capacity — get in touch and let us talk about how we can work together.