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tree against dramatic skies — Africa Rising TNC's Africa Program is mobilizing around seven strategies to address the greatest challenges facing people and nature. Because we believe that as nations rise, nature can endure.

Sukuro village, Northern Tanzania — Leah Orwangas: Inspiring Women Leah Orwangas was empowered by learning about her land rights, and is now sharing her knowledge with other women in northern Tanzania.

Irene Mumiria stands in front on napier grass she planted to help reduce erosion on her farm in Maragua, Kenya. — Irene Mumiria: Inspiring Other Farmers in Kenya Meet Irene. The Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund showed her how rainwater collection and terracing could help with irrigation and preventing soil erosion, and her farming improved drastically.

(ALL INTERNAL and LIMITED EXTERNAL USES AUTHORIZED) A young village woman gets a small loan for her business in the village of Katumbi, on Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. The Nature Conservancy is launching a large-scale effort in the Greater Mahale Ecosystem, with Pathfinder International and the Frankfurt Zoological Society to address chimpanzee habitat protection, fisheries management, freshwater protection and community development—including reproductive health. PHOTO CREDIT: © Ami Vitale — Tuungane — Let’s Unite! Tuungane (Kiswahili for “Let’s Unite!”) describes our partnership with global healthcare organization Pathfinder International to improve the health of both people and nature on Lake Tanganyika’s Tanzanian shore.

Jane Kibugi holding fresh soil on her hillside farm in the Upper Tana Watershed, Kenya. June 2015 — Africa's First Water Fund The Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund allows urban users to invest in upstream watershed conservation efforts for the benefit of farmers, businesses and more than 9 million Kenyans who depend on the Tana River for their fresh water.

A team of women remove invasive trees in the Atlantis Aquifer on behalf of the Greater Cape Town Water Fund — Protecting Cape Town's Water Supply The Greater Cape Town Water Fund is using nature-based solutions, such as removing water-thirsty invasive plants, to increase the amount of water that flows to Cape Town, South Africa, and surrounding areas.

The new dorm at Lagosa Secondary School is providing girls with a safe place to stay and study. — Meet Teresia Gabriel Thanks to a new dorm funded by Tuungane Project supporters, Teresia now has more time to study, access to food and water, solar power to read by and, most importantly, an opportunity to make a difference.

Charity Siankuku tending to her garden near Kapunda Village, Mulobezi, Zambia. — Charity Siankuku: Feeding the Future in Zambia Meet Charity. Using techniques learned from TNC-sponsored agriculture support staff, Charity Siankuku can now grow more diverse crops. These efforts protect her food source from drought and reduce pressure on nearby forests.

Participants carry out a prescribed ‘black line’ burn as part of practical exercise during fire management training in Kafue National Park, Zambia. — Controlling Fire in Zambia's Largest National Park A fire training program brings TNC's global expertise to build local capacity to manage destructive late-season fires and introduce controlled burns for the benefit of both people and wildlife in this landscape.

man holds a seedling — Our Common Home Kenya's Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund is bringing together diverse individuals, communities, and organizations together to conserve nature, improve livelihoods, and protect our common home — Earth.

man stands in front of cattle — Meet Naronyo Nang'oiho As a grazing coordinator, Naronyo is ensuring his community complies with their new grazing plan that will ensure healthy pasture for both livestock and wildlife in northern Tanzania.

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