Celebrating a historic visit by special visitor

Recently, we’ve been honoured to receive a very special visitor to celebrate the official opening of a new gate at the Randilen Wildlife Management Area (WMA), a conservation sector near our Tarangire Treetops Camp.

The Uhuru Torch is a Tanzanian national symbol of love, peace, solidarity and development and we were lucky enough to be chosen to be part of the annual Uhuru Torch Race.

This historic visit really puts Randilen WMA on the map and it’s only thanks to the hard work of everyone at Tarangire Treetops resort and Elewana that we’ve been recognised in this way. It shows how Randilen WMA is now thought of by the authorities and has raised its profile amongst local communities and at national level.

In Tanzania, it’s a great sign of respect and importance if you’re chosen to be visited by the Uhuru Torch, so it’s fantastic publicity for Elewana and the work we do here at the Land & Life Foundation. We know how important the work all of us do is to the local communities and to a harmonious and prosperous life alongside nature.

Tarangire Treetops has helped us establish a Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation Program in the Randilen WMA and it just shows how working together and bringing new ways to solve problems can make a huge difference to wildlife and people’s livelihoods.

The torch was first lit on Tanzanian Independence day in 1961 and embodies the values of freedom and light and is very important to many Tanzanians.

Find out how you can get involved with the Land and Life Foundation and continue its vital work with nature and local communities.